Free As A Bird – English Lyrics

• By: The Beatles

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

♪ ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ IT'S THE NEXT BEST THING TO BE ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ HOME, HOME AND DRY ♪

♪ LIKE A HOMING BIRD I'LL FLY ♪

♪ AS A BIRD ON WINGS ♪

♪ WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ♪

♪ THE LIFE THAT WE ONCE KNEW? ♪

♪ CAN WE REALLY LIVE WITHOUT EACH OTHER? ♪

♪ WHERE DID WE LOSE THE TOUCH ♪

♪ THAT SEEMED TO MEAN SO MUCH? ♪

♪ IT ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL SO... ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ LIKE THE NEXT BEST THING TO BE ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ HOME, HOME AND DRY ♪

♪ LIKE A HOMING BIRD I'LL FLY ♪

♪ AS A BIRD ON WINGS ♪

♪ WHATEVER HAPPENED TO ♪

♪ THE LOVE THAT WE ONCE KNEW? ♪

♪ ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL SO FREE ♪

♪ AH... ♪

♪ AH... ♪

♪ AH... ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ IT'S THE NEXT BEST THING TO BE ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ FREE AS A BIRD ♪

♪ OOOOOO ♪

♪ FREE... ♪

♪ [TURNED OUT NICE AGAIN] ♪

♪ ♪

Key Grammar Structures

• FREE AS A BIRD

  ➔ Comparative Adjective

  ➔ The phrase 'FREE AS A BIRD' uses the comparative adjective 'as' to equate freedom with the nature of a bird.

• IT'S THE NEXT BEST THING TO BE

  ➔ Superlative with 'next'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'next best' as a superlative to indicate the highest possible alternative.

• LIKE A HOMING BIRD I'LL FLY

  ➔ Simile

  ➔ The phrase 'LIKE A HOMING BIRD' is a simile comparing the speaker's action to that of a homing bird.

• WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE LIFE THAT WE ONCE KNEW?

  ➔ Interrogative with 'whatever'

  ➔ The phrase uses 'whatever' to introduce a question about an unknown or unspecified situation.

• CAN WE REALLY LIVE WITHOUT EACH OTHER?

  ➔ Modal Verb (can)

  ➔ The modal verb 'can' is used to express possibility or ability in a question.

• IT ALWAYS MADE ME FEEL SO FREE

  ➔ Past Simple with 'always'

  ➔ The past simple tense with 'always' emphasizes a habitual action in the past.

• FREE AS A BIRD

  ➔ Repetition for Emphasis

  ➔ The phrase 'FREE AS A BIRD' is repeated throughout the song to emphasize the theme of freedom.