Siren - Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton

From the grandstand to the island

To the mainland white sand beach

I only want what I can’t reach

From the songbird to the siren

To the famous melody

I only want what I can’t see

A songbird someday will find me

It’s a wonder I remember

What you wrote, the way you wore your clothes

Then the moment was beyond us

And you knew I would go

From the one hand to the other hand

Reasons to be made

I only wanted to escape

From the bedroom to the ballroom

To the basements I’ve outgrown

I only wanted to be known

I only wanted to be known

It’s a wonder

(It's a wonder)

I remember

(I remember)

What you wrote, the way you wore your clothes

(The way you wore your clothes)

Then the moment

(Then the moment)

Was upon us

(Was upon us)

In the spotlight I just froze

And you knew I would go

From the hotel to the motel

To the tent pitched in a field

I only wanted to be healed

From the hideout in the treehouse

To the shelter underground

I only wanted to be found

I only wanted to be found

It’s a wonder

(It's a wonder)

I remember

(I remember)

What you wrote, the way you wore your clothes

(The way you wore your clothes)

Then the moment

(Then the moment)

Was upon us

(Was upon us)

In the spotlight I just froze

(Just froze)

It’s a wonder

(It's a wonder)

I remember

(I remember)

What you wrote, the way you wore your clothes

(The way you wore your clothes)

Then the moment was beyond us

(Was beyond us)

Then you knew

(Then you knew)

I would go

(I would go)

I would go

From the grandstand to the island

To mainland white sand beach

I only want what I can’t reach

From the songbird to the siren

To the famous melody

I only want what I can’t see

A songbird someday will find me