Birdhouse in Your Soul

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Birdhouse in Your Soul by They Might Be Giants

About Birdhouse in Your Soul

"Birdhouse in Your Soul" is a song by American alternative rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in March 1990 as a single from the album Flood. It reached #3 on the United States Modern Rock Tracks chart and #6 on the UK Singles Chart and remains their highest-charting single in both countries. The song returned to the UK Singles Chart in 2010, after its use in a television advert for Clarks Shoes, peaking at #70. The song is sung from the point of view of a nightlight. .

Birdhouse in Your Soul Lyrics

[00:00.53] I'm your only friend
[00:01.92] I'm not your only friend
[00:03.68] But I'm a little glowing friend
[00:06.17] But really I'm not actually your friend
[00:09.05] But I am
[00:10.11]
[00:14.96] Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
[00:17.26] Who watches over you
[00:19.85] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[00:22.10] Not to put too fine a point on it
[00:24.36] Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
[00:26.91] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[00:29.88]
[00:34.27] I have a secret to tell
[00:36.63] From my electrical well
[00:38.98] It's a simple message
[00:40.71] And I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
[00:43.74] So the room must listen to me
[00:46.12] Filibuster vigilantly
[00:48.61] My name is blue canary, one note spelled l-i-t-e
[00:53.46] My story's infinite
[00:55.66] Like the Longines Symphonette, it doesn't rest
[00:59.25] Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
[01:01.61] Who watches over you
[01:04.17] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[01:06.72] Not to put too fine a point on it
[01:08.69] Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
[01:11.43] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[01:15.19]
[01:37.62] I'm your only friend
[01:39.17] I'm not your only friend
[01:40.99] But I'm a little glowing friend
[01:43.20] But really I'm not actually your friend
[01:46.11] But I am
[01:47.42] There's a picture opposite me
[01:49.62] Of my primitive ancestry
[01:52.10] Which stood on rocky shores
[01:53.99] And kept the beaches shipwreck free
[01:57.06] Though I respect that a lot
[01:59.36] I'd be fired if that were my job
[02:01.74] After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts
[02:06.41] Bluebird of friendliness
[02:08.87] Like guardian angels, it's always near
[02:12.42] Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
[02:14.92] Who watches over you
[02:17.44] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[02:19.64] Not to put too fine a point on it
[02:21.81] Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
[02:24.45] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[02:27.68] And while you're at it
[02:28.93] Keep the nightlight on inside the birdhouse in your soul
[02:33.97] Not to put too fine a point on it
[02:36.05] Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
[02:39.00] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[02:41.42] Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you're at it)
[02:43.86] Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)
[02:45.97] Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)
[02:48.55] Not to put too fine a point on it
[02:50.46] Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
[02:53.00] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[02:55.97] Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you're at it)
[02:57.73] Who watches over you (keep the nightlight on inside the)
[03:00.30] Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)
[03:02.87] Not to put too fine a point on it
[03:04.95] Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
[03:07.52] Make a little birdhouse in your soul
[03:11.31]

From the album: 90s HITS - 100 Greatest Songs of the 1990s