I wrote the lyrics to this song to get at Mattie’s relationship with her brother, Marcus, especially after losing him to the war, and her frustration with him for leaving.
Lyrics
Lyrics by Justin Zimmer, music generated by Suno.com (Suno Playlist)
[intro] I've taken this road a thousand times without you. With only the sun to keep me company. The surf on the sand, the slow heart of the earth And the chickadees whistling like fee-bee, fee-bee, hey-sweetie up there in the old oak trees. [verse 1] I dream of when we'd talk about the silliest things even the serious things like when they killed our pa and what you wanted to do where you wanted to go [pre-chorus] Why'd you go? Why'd you have to leave? You were only eighteen, you didn't have to you didn't have to leave me [chorus] Fee-bee, fee-bee, hey-sweetie Chickadees whistle in the old oak trees The sun there walking right next to me in the place where my brother should be [verse 2] I close my eyes invite you in imagine you there under the sun you tease me about everything and then I ask you for an answer I already know [pre-chorus] Why'd you go? Why'd you join the war? You were only eighteen, you didn't have to fight Why didn't you listen to me! [chorus] Fee-bee, fee-bee, hey-sweetie Chickadees whistle in the old oak trees The sun there walking right next to me in the place where my brother should be [interlude] [verse 3] You went for vengeance You went for honor You went for everything that wasn't right here But it didn't bring him back it only took you away! [pre-chorus] I want to tell you how you broke us I want back the thousand days without you I want to hit you! I want to hug you! I want to tell you everything! [chorus] Fee-bee, fee-bee, hey-sweetie Chickadees whistle in the old oak trees The sun there walking right next to me in the place where my brother should be [outro] Fee-bee, fee-bee, hey-sweetie Chickadees whistle in the old oak trees The sun there walking right next to me in the place I wish my brother would be [end]
