Name: Cat and Bird
Duration: P00H05M23S
Description: when i told my teacher that i wrote a song describing the conversation between my conscious and subconscious minds through the metaphorical use of animal interaction she looked at me really weird and walked away

Cat and Bird

from Laliland by Lali Wilde

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when i told my teacher that i wrote a song describing the conversation between my conscious and subconscious minds through the metaphorical use of animal interaction she looked at me really weird and walked away

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Once I lived in peace and comfort
Was pet and fed, shown endless love
But then I guess I made a mistake
They left me there, not worth it to take
Abandoned I then found myself
I was hungry lost and overwhelmed
I let my instincts tell me what to do
i caught a bird who flew above
there was a problem then because
I'd never thought of these creatures as food

Oh birdie, oh birdie
i dont want to hurt you
but im hungry, so hungry
its what i must do

im sorry bird to be this way
havent eaten in so long
been wandering for several days
not sure where i belong
im ever so lonely and grey
just want to find my home
im not ready to be away from the place where I feel storng

oh birdie, oh birdie
i dont want to hurt you
but im hungry so hungry
its what i must do
and this is how the world works
i have to see it through
oh birdie, oh birdie
i bid you adios, adeiu

back where i used to live
i had this froggy friend
i guess that he got sick of things
he brought his own end
ive thought about this lots birdie
is it too hard to mend
this fragile little mind of mine
am i not meant to blend in?

oh birdie, oh birdie
im not gonna hurt you
you have so much life left
id hate to take it from you
so go on fly free
its what youre meant to do
maybe one day maybe someday
ill fly away too

she gave me a friendly gaze
she spread her wings wide
lifted herself to golden rays
as she began to fly
navigating natures maze
soaring through the sky
she flew toward the horizon
and then so did i

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from Laliland, released June 13, 2015

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Lali Wilde Oakland, California

hi im ola'i manu mele & i like biting things and spinning in circles

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the music you find here is conjured through dirt eating, cat petting, and the manic weightlessness that keeps beating me in chess

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