All Good Things
Whispers of Redemption: A Mother's Embrace in 'All Good Things'
Lyrics
The boy had killed his bird
The boy killed his bird.
He never meant to hurt
He didn't intend harm.
He hides it under leaves
He conceals the bird under leaves.
To save it from the thieves
To protect it from thieves.
Then the mother reaches to the ground
The mother stoops to the ground.
Pulls the boy up close without a sound
She embraces the boy silently.
He tries to run away
The boy attempts to escape.
And find a place that's safe
Seeks a secure place.
He hides under her dress
He hides beneath her clothing.
And dreams of birds and death
And imagines birds and death.
Then the mother reaches to the ground
The mother stoops again.
Pulls the boy up close without a sound
She embraces the boy quietly.
Whispers something sweet and puts him down
Whispers affection and sets him down.
He's off to find the bird
The boy sets out to find the bird.
The leaves were undisturbed
The leaves covering the bird remain undisturbed.
He finds the bird and sings
He discovers the bird and sings.
He flies off with new wings
The bird flies away with new wings.
Then the mother reaches to the ground
The mother stoops yet again.
Pulls the boy up close without a sound
She embraces the boy quietly once more.
Whispers something sweet and puts him down
Whispers something sweet and puts him down.
She was gone when he had turned around
When he looks back, she's vanished.
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