Kyle Brown - Built Like A Fish - NPR Tiny Desk Submission

This song is called Built Like A Fish.
LYRICS:
Intended for eyes
That may not wake
By the fire he waits
Til she’s home
True to disguise
They both look up
While the fabric is cut
And then sewn. Shut.
In other news it was a typical world
One with concaves and curls
Just like all the rest
In fact the premise was the same as before
Except here we ignored
Every hint she’d given us
And every time that we were warned
And hell hath no fury
Like a mother scorned
Out to the sea, you set your sights
No more steel bird flights
You’re bound to the ground
Not to be seen you travel by night
You’re making your way
To the Wassaw Sound
In just a moment the lights will appear
And your vessel will steer
To the northern star
Or so you wish
You had been built like a fish
Just add that to the list
Of everything you couldn’t be
And everything you think you are
It’s then that you will realize
It’s a wonder that we’ve made it this
Far from ourselves
The cracks in our hands
Tell a story of life
One we may not like
But it’s ours
Into the pine
Goes the fragile mind
And whatever comes out
Is a true sign
The bark was stripped from almost
All of the trees
And the tombs of the bees
Were in disrepair
The missing link was in a general store
With a single board
Never realizing nor disguising
What he was to himself
And the thing about surviving
Is it goes to show you never can
Tell what went wrong
After it's been too long