"Orange" lyrics

I got a tattoo of your father's initials
I don't know why, at the time, it felt special
We bought a dog and we thought he was different
Said he had my eyes
Said he had your gentle weakness
Taking up all of our bed
That's what we said

But I was a bird and you were a fish
We couldn't breathe together like this
I needed to fly, but you needed to swim
I belong up above and you belong deep within
Mm, mm

I'm painting my nails my favourite orange
It's the only thing I've ever been sure in
All through my life, it's my favourite colour
But it reminds you of your mother
And she never liked orange

'Cause I was a bird and you were a fish
We couldn't breathe together like this
I needed to fly, but you needed to drown
I belong in the sky and you belong on the ground
Mm, mm

I took a drive all the way to New Hampton
Seeing my life in the rearview mirror
Baby, don't cry 'cause you know you get nearer to me every day
In my own special way, I would sing you to sleep
As my way of reaching you in the deep
I'll sing to you from the trees
I'll sing to you from the trees