What on Earth (The Birdy Song)
The Academy Blues Project
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A little birdie fluttered down to me the other day Having nothing better to do, I figured I'd hear what he had to say He landed on my windowsill, then to my surprise His beak began to speak and he looked me in the eyes And this is what he said Allow me to translate, he said "Mark Levy, what on earth have you been doing? Stop pissing away everything we've worked so hard for!" I said hey little birdie, you think you know me all so well He said "Keep your mouth shut, Mark, I've got a story to tell You see, I flew into a spider's home just the other day The beautiful web he was spinning was left in disarray But I know what it's like to have trauma in my life I used to have a beautiful birdhouse, two kids, and a wife Until one day a human hand came into our nest I had to abandon my family though they were all I had left" I said, "Hang on a second, birdy, I do not understand Why would you fly away just because they were touched by man?" He said, "Mark, the smell of man is putrid at best And I'm gonna tell you why... That's right, I, the little bird, I'm gonna tell you the big human why... The human stink is unmistakable It's the smell of fire and the automobile It's the smell of machine guns and the atom bomb It's the smell of cages and burning napalm It smells of greed and hatred and fear I just can't escape it, it flies further south every year It's a Pandora's box of olfactory hell And I'm tired of living downwind of that smell! So, Mark Levy, what on earth have you been doing? Stop pissing away everything we've worked so hard for! I saw a man lying, dying on the side of the road Spilling his life out on the curb Such a tragedy for me to see a human life cut off so short When all he wanted to do was merge You see, Mark, it isn't just man's disrespect for our mother earth It's man's inhumanity to man, that's what really hurts But it's a plague that could be erased with every new birth So, why are you wasting your time talking to a bird?" Come to think of it, why am I wasting my time talking to a bird And with that the little birdy, he just flew away Leaving Mark Levy alone to gather his thoughts But I was happy to see him flutter on back later that year And I called him over and said "Hey Birdie, how on earth have you been doing? It's so good to see your smiling face once more!" But at that precise moment, an owl perched up in a tree Came swooping down ever so gracefully He ate my friend in one large bite right there on the spot And I just sat there and watched in shock... Well that was not the ending I expected... But the moral of the story is that, ultimately Though you and I know just how cruel nature can seem We humans should do our best to add a little civility And make the world the best one it can be So, Mark Levy, what on earth have you been doing Stop pissing away everything we've worked so hard for Well, Mark Levy, what on earth have you been doing Stop pissing away everything we've worked so hard for
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