The Bird Lyrics
A bird with the word came to me
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
And now I look what's taking over me
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
I had to wake up just to make it through
I got my patience and I'm making do
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
I choose to follow what the greatest do
A bird with the word came to me
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
And now I look what's taking over me
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
I had to wake up just to make it through
I got my patience and I'm making do
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
I choose to follow what the greatest do
[Verse]
I'm repping for the longest cycle, mmm
My uncles had to pay the cost, mmm
My sister used to sing to Whitney, mmm
My mama caught the gambling bug, mmm
We came up in a lonely castle, mmm
My papa was behind them bars, mmm
We never had to want for nothing, mmm
Said, all we ever need is love, mmm
We see the same things
We sing the same songs
We feel the same grief
Bleed the same blood
You grew up in the home beside me
I always had a friend to call
How could I make it here without you? Mmm
I pray I leave before you're gone
The bird with the word came to me
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
And now I look what's taking over me
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
I had to wake up just to make it through
I got my patience and I'm making do
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
I choose to follow what the greatest do
A bird with the word came to me
The sweetness of a honeycomb tree
And now my luck was taking over me
Couldn't fake it if I wanted to
I had to wake up just to make it through
I got my patience and I'm making do
I learned my lessons from the ancient roots
I choose to follow what the greatest do
[Outro]
Hey, my little youth is crying
I'm almost home, almost home
Look, no further riots, mmm
Working my fingers to the bone
See, I do the best I can, mmm
Mama was a farmer, mmm
Papa was a goner, mmm
About
Fresh off his appearances on Dr. Dre’s and GoldLink’s 2015 albums, Oxnard native Anderson .Paak croons over simplistic but beautiful production.
.Paak sings of hardships of his youth, including his mother’s gambling problem and father’s absence. Despite these struggles, Anderson promises he will continue on the path of righteousness until he reaches the top.
Luckily, with a predominant role on Dr. Dre’s Compton and two stellar features on The Game’s The Documentary 2/2.5, Anderson has broken through.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
My mom was a farmer. She was born in South Korea and was adopted in the ’50s. They moved to Compton in the ’60s, and that’s where she grew up, in the South Central area. Then she moved to Oxnard where she had my two older sisters and my little sister and me. She never finished college, but she got into produce.
-Anderson .Paak
Source: Consequence of Sound:
- 1.The Bird
- 3.The Waters
- 5.Put Me Thru
- 6.Am I Wrong
- 7.Without You
- 8.Parking Lot
- 9.Lite Weight
- 10.Room in Here
- 12.Your Prime
- 13.Come Down
- 14.Silicon Valley
- 15.Celebrate
- 16.The Dreamer
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