its amazing how far music can come.. 24 years after it released and its one of the most heartfelt songs ive heard
Bird
Oh!
The geek, with no beak:
He's so weak he cannot speak!
The geek, with no beak:
He's so weak he cannot speak!
Vestigial wings
And dwarven legs.
A semper fi cranium
That's got automatic eggs.
His gaping maw
Is geared to spew.
He just might be a she
So Birdette will do!!
Go eat your eggs!
Force fed, force fed.
Go eat your eggs!
Out of his mouth
Straight at your head!!
With purple pants,
(They start to tear)
I reach out with all my might to
Poke out an eye.
I poke out an eye!
I poke out an eye!
My seven year old smile:
Vanishing!
Eggs,
Why eggs?!
It's breaking my heart.
It's hurting my nose.
It's turning my skin green!
Why did you have to be so mean?!
In my dreams I despise you
More than you'll ever know.
Even when I speak your name
It makes me fucking choke!
Bird, oh!
Bird
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Oh!
The geek, with no beak:
He's so weak he cannot speak!
The geek, with no beak:
He's so weak he cannot speak!
Vestigial wings
And dwarven legs.
A semper fi cranium
That's got automatic eggs.
His gaping maw
Is geared to spew.
He just might be a she
So Birdette will do!!
Go eat your eggs!
Force fed, force fed.
Go eat your eggs!
Out of his mouth
Straight at your head!!
With purple pants,
(They start to tear)
I reach out with all my might to
Poke out an eye.
I poke out an eye!
I poke out an eye!
My seven year old smile:
Vanishing!
Eggs,
Why eggs?!
It's breaking my heart.
It's hurting my nose.
It's turning my skin green!
Why did you have to be so mean?!
In my dreams I despise you
More than you'll ever know.
Even when I speak your name
It makes me fucking choke!
Bird, oh!
Bird
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Throw it back!
Lyrics submitted by iLL Ronald
Birdo Lyrics as written by Call Arkenstone
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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actually, this came straight out of nathans mouth, when he was younger he would go over his mothers house every 2 weeks, and his step father would try to feed him eggs, but he didnt like them, so e would try to make him eat them, and his mother im his defence would ell his step father that he didnt like them, and so he would beat her.
Thank **** someone else in this world doesn't go "OMGBIRDOFTW!!11 i5h ab00t frowing t3h eggz and STUFF @ laemass P!nK gurl bIrD tha ev3r1 tink iz a boiii! LOOOOOOOOOL".<br /> <br /> I hate people :p lol.
well obviously its about nathans childhood since hes explained it several times
though i gotta point out the reference i dont think anyone else has
"with purple pants, they start to tear..."
and "its turning my skin green"
obviously this song holds alot of his anger of what his stepfather did to him, since hes referencing his anger to that of the hulks
from personal experience i can understand how it feels, being young and being forced to do something you dont want to and having to pay a ridiculous price because of it, and wishing so bad you could just throw all the aggression and violence back, but you cant, and so the anger manifests and one day itll just explode
and i think a big part of the birdo reference is also because at that age, nathan was probably playing nintendo so it more so describes the experience through adolescent means
If there's actually anyone who doesn't understand this song, here's some helpful meaning: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birdo
So yeah, I suppose you can jump and say that this is the new "Cutsman"... or not, whatever.
Anyways, I'm sure many can relate to both in terms of when we were young and growing up with our beloved NES. Sitting around for hours playing those cartridge games and struggling to beat what may now seem to be a cakewalk, yet back then pushed us to our limits and made us stronger with each failure and passing... and then again maybe not, whatever.
But ummm, yeah, this song is an awesome one from the new album (The Mechanical Hand) which I can't wait to grab ahold of.
I'm so glad someone posted this. I would have myself but I wasn't sure about a few lines. Good job!
Oh my god, is this song awesome or what! Best. Lyrics. Ever. :) The part "My seven year old smile... VANISHING... pure awesomeness... love this song.
I'm pretty sure this song is about getting frustrated playing Mario. Birdo is a boss that spits out eggs in Mario 2, I think... I'm a loser.
Anyone know where the intro comes from?
the intro comes from the Hobbit animated film, it's Gollum answering Bilbo's riddle.
the intro comes from the Hobbit animated film, it's Gollum answering Bilbo's riddle.
"Throw it back!"
I believe this is referring to the method of killing a Birdo. Jumping on the eggs he (yes, he) spits out, catching them and throwing them back