A Bird to Serenade

from Beautiful Distractions by Brian Koenigsknecht

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Once upon a time I tended
A rose garden with my bare hands
And left it on the vine, till I made her mine
Then with a hand full of thorns
The rose began to to wilt and rot
And the pedals that fell
Said she loved me not
Said she loved me not

So it is with pretty flowers
While impossible to hold
They always have endured in odes...so

I taught the birds to serenade
I taught the birds to serenade
I taught the birds to serenade her name
For she was easier sung than loved any day

Once upon a time we lived
In the Periwinkle Glen, we were wed
In the sunshine where I made her mine
Bun Sonny cursed the rain
The earth died of thirst as she drank the last drop
And the pedals that fell
Said she loved me not
Said she loved me not

So it is with rain and flowers
While impossible to hold
They always will endure in odes...so

Now all that's left to hold on to
Are the silent nights and rests between the notes
Since every morning breaks the same
With Sonny's ode...so

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from Beautiful Distractions, released January 1, 2013
Written, Performed, & Produced by Brian Koenigsknecht

Featuring Kaitlin Rose on Vocals

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Brian Koenigsknecht Kalamazoo, Michigan

Brian Koenigknecht is a Michigan treasure, that rare breed of singer-songwriter who can make you feel every human emotion – every tear, every smile – so intensely that you feel he’s written his songs about you. – John Sinkevics, LocalSpins.com

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