The Birds Don't Sing (Radio Edit) - Clipse/John Legend.mp3

[00:00.000] 作词 : Gene Thornton/Stevie Wonder/Terrence Thornton
[00:00.010] 作曲 : Pharrell Williams/Stevie Wonder/Terrence Thornton/Gene Thornton
[00:00.021](Birds don't, birds don't, birds don't, birds don't)
[00:03.157]Lost in emotion, mama's youngest
[00:05.740]Tryna navigate life without my compass
[00:08.565]Some experience death and feel numbness
[00:11.122]But not me, I felt it all and couldn't function
[00:13.723]Seein' you that day
[00:15.195]Tellin' you my plans but I was leavin' you that day
[00:17.755]It was in God's hands, Ye was at Elon's waiting to get with me
[00:22.222]On my way to Texas, that's when Virginia hit me
[00:25.604]And I realized in that instant
[00:28.244]Our last conversation, you was against it
[00:30.772]Told you I was going to Turks for Thanksgiving
[00:33.596]I heard what I wanted to hear but didn't listen
[00:36.416]You said you told Gene that Bup needed forgiveness
[00:39.005]I see you went to DD's and stuffed both her fridges
[00:41.738]You even told Dad you wished y'all never splitted
[00:44.539]See, you were checkin' boxes, I was checkin' my mentions
[00:47.661]Sayin' you was tired but not ready to go
[00:50.453]Basically was dying without letting me know
[00:53.192]I loved you met Nige, hate that he won't remember you
[00:56.047]Two things that break my heart is what Novembers do
[00:59.106]And T follows you, now mind you
[01:02.254]DD calls you, Gene finds you, was that your vision?
[01:06.645]Precision, while I'm reminiscin'
[01:08.663]It all hits different, Ma, listen
[01:11.141]The birds don't sing (Yeah)
[01:13.513]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain, pain
[01:22.663]The birds don't sing (Oh)
[01:24.737]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain (Oh, they screech in pain)
[01:32.868]Your car was in the driveway, I knew you were home
[01:35.662]By the third knock, a chill ran through my bones
[01:38.472]The way you missed Mama, I guess I should've known
[01:41.354]Chivalry ain't dead, you ain't let her go alone
[01:44.092]Found you in the kitchen, scriptures in the den
[01:47.149]Half-written texts that you never got to send
[01:49.703]Combin' through your dresser drawer, where do I begin?
[01:52.542]Postin' noted Bible quotes, were you preparin' then?
[01:55.384]I can hear your voice now, I can feel your presence
[01:58.188]Askin' "Should I rap again?", you gave me your blessing
[02:01.064]The way you spelled it out, there's an L in every lesson
[02:03.382]"Boy, you owe it to the world, let your mess become your message"
[02:06.811]Shared you with my friends, the Pops they never had
[02:09.402]You lived for our fishin' trips, damn, I had a dad
[02:12.258]Mine taught discipline, mine taught structure
[02:15.092]Mine didn't mind when he had to pull a double
[02:17.990]Mine worked overtime, smiled through the struggle
[02:20.596]'Cause mine wouldn't let us feel what he had to suffer
[02:23.451]See, mine made sure he had every base covered
[02:26.052]So imagine his pain findin' base in the cupboard
[02:29.241]Birds don't sing if the words don't sting
[02:32.103]Your last few words in my ear still ring (Oh)
[02:34.912]You told me that you loved me, it was all in your tone (Oh-oh)
[02:37.749]"I love my two sons" was the code to your phone, now you're gone
[02:40.923]Oh, and the birds don't sing (No, they don't)
[02:43.709]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain (Don't the truth ruin it?), pain (Now it feels different, when they doin' it)
[02:52.715]The birds don't sing (No, they don't, and they won't)
[02:54.936]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain (They don't sing, they just screech in pain), pain (It's a cycle, they do that shit over and over again)