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Birdie
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Birdie was released on April 7, 2017 by Sub Pop Records as a part of the album Pure Comedy
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Release DateApril 7, 2017
LabelSub Pop Records
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM113

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Joshua Tillman
Joshua Tillman
Composer
Tom Lea
Tom Lea
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jonathan Wilson
Jonathan Wilson
Producer
Joshua Tillman
Joshua Tillman
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Take off, little winged creature
It's nothing but teens in ravines
And antics on concrete down here
And are you really as free as all the great songs would have me believe?
Let me tell you why some day, birdie, you're gonna envy me
Some dream of a world written in lines of code
Well, I hope they engineer out politics, romance, and edifice
Two outta three ain't bad
Some envision a state governed by laws of business
Merger and acquisition instead of violence on nations
Where do I sign up?
[Verse 2]
Take off, little winged creature
It's nothing but fallen debris, strollers, and babies down here
And you may be up in the sky
But our paradigms are just as deep and just as wide
What with all our best attempts at transcendence
Something's bound to take
Soon, we'll live in a global culture devoid of gender or race
There's just one tiny line
You're either born behind or you're free to peek inside
Life as just narrative, metadata in aggregate
Where the enigma of humanity's wrapped up finally that, as they say, is that
[Verse 3]
Oh, that day can't come soon enough
It'll be so glorious
When they finally find out what's bugging us
Written by: Joshua Tillman
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