Borrowers - Jaswant's Rain lyrics

There once was a girl who lived in a fairy tale

A prince came along and gave her a golden veil

He said you're a bird of painted glass

And he took her in his grasp

He brings the rain down

He took her away

Carried her off in the night

Built her a cage to keep her from taking flight

And when she tried to ask him why

Storm clouds seemed to fill his eyes

He brings the rain down

Look at us now

I've been wondering how you can live with yourself

don't you see that your nightingale' s bleeding

She took all of your rage and she's broken the cage

and she's leaving

We're birds made out of broken glass

We glitter while the daylight lasts

He brings the rain down