i have tried
to make the best of everything
but i still cry
when i think about what might've been
no one can say
who you might be today...
you could've been superman
you could've been an idiot
you could've been the second coming
now we'll never know
you could've been superman...
fancy lies
to do what was best for everyone
i'd walk on the sky
if i could undo what we have done
you'd make me scared
but i'd take you everywhere...
you could've been superman
you could've been the start of something
you could've been my hero
now who the hell will know
you could've been superman
i see you in the dark
(though I try not to)
you're spitting in the well
and then you're old
cry your azure tear into my pocket
and i'll keep it
carry it like gold
you could've been superman
you could've been somebody's mother
you could've been the one exception
you could've been superman
(I could've let you down )
you could've been superman
(I could've screwed you up)
you could've been my hero
(no one can touch you now)
you could've been superman...
(I could've loved you)I'm your only friend
I'm not your only friend
But I'm a little glowing friend
But really I'm not actually your friend
But I am
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
I have a secret to tell
From my electrical well
It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
So the room must listen to me
Filibuster vigilantly
My name is blue canary one note* spelled l-i-t-e
My story's infinite
Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn't rest
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
I'm your only friend
I'm not your only friend
But I'm a little glowing friend
But really I'm not actually your friend
But I am
There's a picture opposite me
Of my primitive ancestry
Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free
Though I respect that a lot
I'd be fired if that were my job
After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts
Bluebird of friendliness
Like guardian angels its always near
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
(and while you're at it
Keep the nightlight on inside the
Birdhouse in your soul)
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you're at it)
Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)
Make a little birdhouse