When you left here this morning, you were a broken bird

You said you can't turn out the fire

You can't turn out a fire

Your senses were widened

Your smile was hiding what you want nobody to see

Broken bird, now you're free

When you called from the pay phone

You were a paper doll

Said I couldn't tear you up easy

As weak as you were and as strong as I was

You think I'm stronger

I think you're wrong, girl

It's not easy to give you away

Still you call just to say

Just to say you were broken (just a terrible pair of wings)

You were broken (just a terrible pair of wings)

You were broken

You were a broken bird

Yeah, you knew when you met me

That I was razor blade

In these halls of bad memories

I'll do what it takes just to cut 'em all loose

Cause that's where I found you

That's where I found you

To a rocket headed straight for the moon

Where I will meet you soon

I could tell you were broken (just a terrible pair of wings)

Stranded in motion (just a terrible pair of wings)

You were broken

You were a broken bird

And you asked me for the world

All I gave you was the falling sky

Yeah, you asked me for the world

All you needed as place to fly

Yeah, you asked me for the world

And I couldn't give you the world

Cause you were broken (just a terrible pair of wings)

Left your heart open (just a terrible pair of wings)

You were broken

You were a broken bird

A broken bird

You were broken (just a terrible pair of wings)

Stranded in motion (just a terrible pair of wings)

You were broken

You were a broken bird