Cage

from ODDBIRD by Wren Dove Lark

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lyrics

And I was just a dove
All I knew was love
Smile on my face

Till fucking mockingbirds
Pushed me to the dirt
And put me in my place

So I became a lark
Tried to press restart
But they pulled me in close
Just to claw through my heart again

So I drew a line in the sand

Now they say
”Little bird sitting in the tree
Why can’t you sing
Your little song so sweet?”

I tell them
”Maybe I’ll change my tune
When my sisters and I can walk
Safely down the street”

And they’ll say
”Shut the fuck up
Sit the fuck down
You know that
We don’t yet understand it”

Well you’ll just have to find
A way to manage
Like I had to find
A way to manage

I just let ‘em yell
”Hey! What have you done?!”
I’ve come out of my cage
I’m gonna have some fun
Under the sun‘
Cause climate change is gonna kill us anyways

So I’m gonna do what I want
And I’m gonna be who I want
And I’m gonna love who I want
And I’m gonna fuck who I want
And I’m gonna wear what I want
And I’m gonna live how I want
And I’m gonna cry if I want
And you can say what you want
But I’m done listening

Yeah, I’m done listening x7

Carolina wren
Rising up again
Through the winter cold

These vultures in the sky
Can feast on my insides
But they can’t have my soul

Falcon within me
Actualizing
Everything that they told me I’d never be

We’re gonna let ‘em see

And they say
”Little bird sitting in the tree
Why can’t you sing
Your little song so sweet?”

I tell them
”Maybe I’ll change my tune
When my sisters and I can walk
Safely down the street”

And they’ll say
”Shut the fuck up
Sit the fuck down
You know that
We don’t yet understand it”

Well you’ll just have to find
A way to manage
Like I had to find
A way to manage

I just let ‘em yell
”Hey! What have you done?!”
I’ve come out of my cage
I’m gonna have some fun
Under the sun
‘Cause climate changeIs gonna kill us anyways

So I’m gonna do what I want
And I’m gonna be who I want
And I’m gonna love who I want
And I’m gonna fuck who I want
And I’m gonna wear what I want
And I’m gonna live how I want
And I’m gonna cry if I want
And you can say what you want
But I’m done listening

Yeah, I’m done listening x7

And yeah you’re gonna let me mourn
For all the times I’ve compromised since I was born

And yeah you’re gonna let me cry
Without giving you a million reasons why

And you’re just gonna love me
Can you handle that?

You’re gonna hear me even if it hurts to
Is that too much to ask?

‘Cause if it is then go (just fucking go)
Yeah if it is then go (leave me alone)
At least that’s what I know (please let this end)
Just go

My wings will pick me up again x3


”Little bird sitting in the tree
Why can’t you sing
Your little song so sweet?”

I tell them
”Maybe I’ll change my tune
When my sisters and I can walk
Safely down the street”

And they’ll say
”Shut the fuck up
Sit the fuck down
You know that
We don’t yet understand it”

Well you’ll just have to find
A way to manage
Like I had to find
A way to manage

Till then you can yell
”Hey! What have you done?!”

I’ve come out of my cage
I’m gonna have some fun
Under the sun
‘Cause climate changeIs gonna kill us anyways

So I’m gonna do what I want
And I’m gonna be who I want
And I’m gonna love who I want
And I’m gonna fuck who I want
And I’m gonna wear what I want
And I’m gonna live how I want
And I’m gonna cry if I want
And you can say what you want
But I’m done listening

Yeah, I’m done listening x7

credits

from ODDBIRD, track released October 30, 2020

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Wren Dove Lark Newark, New Jersey

I'm Wren (she/her). I write weird pop music for trans girls to cathartically cry to. If others get something from my music, that's awesome too. :)

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