by They Might Be Giants

I'm your only friend

I'm not your only friend

But I'm a little glowing friend

But really I'm not actually your friend

But I am

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Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch 

Who watches over you 

Make a little birdhouse in your soul 

Not to put too fine a point on it 

Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet 

Make a little birdhouse in your soul 

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I have a secret to tell

From my electrical well

It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells

So the room must listen to me

Filibuster vigilantly 

My name is blue canary one note spelled L I T E

My story's infinite, like the Longines Symphonette

It doesn't rest 

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There's a picture opposite me 

Of my primitive ancestry 

Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free 

Though I respect that a lot I'd be fired if that were my job 

After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts 

Bluebird of friendliness 

Like guardian angels its always near 

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And while you're at it 

Keep the nightlight on inside the 

Birdhouse in your soul 

Not to put too fine a point on it 

Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet 

Make a little birdhouse in your soul 

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