Shepard's Song

At first I wondered why they only speak to each other It took me some time to understand That they cannot see or hear any of the crowd After observing their childlike behaviour I understood They were two little children stuck in the bodies of grown ups To the girl I said You are Lady To the boy I said You are a bird but you cannot fly They knew about the presence of other people They knew about the sun And at some point right before the break of day They could see me, Not knowing that I come from the outside On the seventh day she looked up at me and said I am Lady And the boy said I am Bird but I cannot fly You are a bird