Bleu de sangre

On the side of a one way road
I found a lovely bird in the cold
Would like to feel you closer, it said
I want to feel you closer
Warm me up in your arms
Let me believe we are young
I realized when I left it
The tough bitterness of its scent
Oddly there was a persistent feeling
In its eyes I was just a man
It’s hard to pretend
At the end of its mating season
The sparrow got rid of its burden
I’d like to fly higher, it said
I need to fly higher
I have to rest for a long while
Please cherish our last time
I didn’t understand when it took off
How much I would cry, how hard and rough
To stay on course, to get back on my path
In my eyes I’m just a man