Birdy - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.wmv

Smeared black ink... your face is ashen
And I'm barely listening to last demands
I'm staring at the asphalt wondering what's buried underneath
Where I am
Where I am

I'll wear my badge... a vinyl sticker with big block letters adherent to my chest
That tells your new friends I am a visitor here...
I am not permanent
And the only thing keeping me dry is
Where I am (You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex)
Where I am (A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting)
Where I am (And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving)
(Why I was the one worth leaving)

D.C. sleeps alone tonight
D.C. sleeps alone tonight
Where I am (You seem so out of context in this gaudy apartment complex)
Where I am (A stranger with your door key explaining that I am just visiting)
Where I am (And I am finally seeing why I was the one worth leaving)
(Why I was the one worth leaving)

The district sleeps alone tonight after the bars turn out their lights
And leave the autos swerving into the loneliest evening
And I am finally seeing
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving
Why I was the one worth leaving

I do NOT own anything that has to do with this song! Everything belongs so the music company

• Category

  Music

[Emily McGuigan]

its funny how people are commenting that she sucks at singing and she should do her own songs shes only 16 and shes a better singer than you will ever be. Get a life and stop hating on people

[miken3883]

I'd love to see Ben Gibbard and Birdy sing this together.

[Cecily Herondale]

What in the name of hell are you talking about?! Yes, she doesn't have a lot of her own songs, but she takes other brilliant songs, and makes other brilliant versions. Also, where the fuck did you get pop songs from?

[Keatlaretse Pheeloane]

shes good...her voice js comforts me all the time

[Brenzzzzzz]

Beautifully interpreted and performed.....a real exciting talent !

[Emily Porter]

what are you even talking about? i was just answering a question posted asking if she did any original songs or just did covers. no need to get hostile without provocation. her songs are actually decent, much better than most of the crap that 20-something pop singers write when she just turned 17. also i dont know about others but i did explore some artists and found them intriguing and liked both renditions. if you dont like her why listen to her?

[Velourium]

that's weak. Admit what she did at least. She took some very well-written, under the radar songs and rode the coattails to fame. Now, if she goes on to write shitty pop songs, doing duets with shitty pop stars, it won't even matter, because some really hard-working great artists made it certain that the masses will eat that shit up. instead of listening to this, why not take her advice and explore some of these artists and really find some good music? Make THAT famous.

[Mikayla Rae]

She needs to write her own music? She's been writing and composing music since she was 7. How about you write and compose your own songs. It is'nt easy. Most good artist start there career out doing covers. So what? She's done something with her gift. Leave her alone.

[minecrafty282]

just a game is hers and she's working on a new album of originals :) She's also doing a duet or whatever with one republics ryan tedder

[Emily Porter]

she did covers for this album so she could debut while having time to write more of her own songs. a couple of the songs on this album are actually hers. (possibly "i will never forget you" tho i could be wrong)

[MrMorkum]

The maturity and melancholy in her voice is spectacular. Truly amazing for someone so young to sing with so much emotion.

[Tailsfan803]

Has a very mystical sound to it. Cover or not, it's melodically beautiful in it's own original way.