Beautiful Birds – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
Discover the nuances of love and loss with Passenger and Birdy's 'Beautiful Birds.' This song offers a poignant exploration of relationships, using vivid imagery and simple yet powerful lyrics. Delve into the melancholic beauty of the song and enrich your understanding of English through its evocative storytelling, metaphors, and emotional depth .
[English]
You remember when we were two beautiful birds, we would light up the sky, when we'd fly,You were orange and red, like the sun when it sets, I was green as an apple's eye.
You said you loved all the songs that I'd sing, like nothing you'd ever heard,
And I said I loved you with all of my heart when we were two beautiful birds.
Remember when we were two beautiful birds, we would say when the morning would come,
You are silver and blue like the moon when it's new, I was gold as the summer sun.
But one day you asked for a different song,
One that I just couldn't sing,
I got the melody sharp, and the words all wrong,
Those were the last days of spring.
To build a nest we pecked feathers from our chests,
Like a book tearing out every page,
We weren't to know that these feathers would grow,
Into a beautiful cage.
Key Vocabulary
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bright /braɪt/ B2 |
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beautiful /ˈbjuː.tɪ.fəl/ B1 |
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birds /bɜːrdz/ A2 |
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light /laɪt/ A2 |
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fly /flaɪ/ A1 |
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red /rɛd/ A1 |
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green /ɡriːn/ A2 |
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sun /sʌn/ A2 |
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songs /sɒŋz/ A2 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ B1 |
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spring /sprɪŋ/ B1 |
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nest /nɛst/ A2 |
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feathers /ˈfɛðərz/ B2 |
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cage /keɪdʒ/ B2 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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You remember when we were two beautiful birds, we would light up the sky, when we'd fly.
➔ Past simple and conditional forms.
➔ The phrase "we were" indicates a past state, while "we would light up" shows a habitual action in the past.
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You said you loved all the songs that I'd sing, like nothing you'd ever heard.
➔ Reported speech and conditional clauses.
➔ The phrase "you said you loved" is an example of reported speech, while "like nothing you'd ever heard" is a conditional clause.
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But one day you asked for a different song, one that I just couldn't sing.
➔ Past simple and relative clauses.
➔ The phrase "you asked for" is in the past simple, while "one that I just couldn't sing" is a relative clause describing the song.
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To build a nest we pecked feathers from our chests, like a book tearing out every page.
➔ Infinitive phrases and similes.
➔ The phrase "to build a nest" is an infinitive phrase indicating purpose, while "like a book tearing out every page" is a simile comparing actions.
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