Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
Father John Misty
On “Birdie” Father John Misty sings about the prospects of the future of mankind, through a metaphor of a bird. He’s trying to convince the bird to rise above the struggles of an earthly existence by taking off to the sky. This can be seen as a metaphor for mankind striving for a life without suffer...
[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
[Outro]
Oh, that day can't come soon enough
It'll be so glorious
When they finally find out what's bugging us
Birdie was written by Father John Misty.
Birdie was produced by Josh Tillman & Jonathan Wilson.
Father John Misty released Birdie on Fri Apr 07 2017.