“Little Bird” mixes electronic, psychedelic instrumentation with more traditional folk elements. It features a simple verse structure reminiscent of a nursery rhyme or children’s fable, and lyrics that reference the surreal writing of Edward Lear.
[Verse 1]
She's like a little bird
She flies from A to B
To see what she can see
She's far away from me
[Verse 2]
We danced on the moon
We danced by the sea
The land of blue gold
Is where we were free
[Chorus]
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[Post-Chorus]
Where we were free
Where we were free
[Verse 3]
The shiny blackest crow
Flew in to say hello
Though much to her surprise
He had two mouths for eyes
[Verse 4]
She understood his words
That crow was very pleased
He gave to her his wings
And now she is free
[Chorus]
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[Post-Chorus]
Now we are free
Now we are free
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[Non-Lyrical Outro]
Little Bird was written by Alison Goldfrapp & Will Gregory.
Little Bird was produced by Goldfrapp.
Goldfrapp released Little Bird on Fri Feb 22 2008.
On the compilation album iTunes Originals, Alison Goldfrapp commented on the song:
It was inspired by a friend of mine who lives on an island in Spain, and I don’t get to see her a huge amount, she’s always buzzing around… She’s kind of more settled now, but she had a phase when just… y'know, that...