CAGED BIRDS - Nell&Tobe Nwigwe

[00:00.0]CAGED BIRDS (NPR MUSIC'S TINY DESK CONCERT) - Tobe Nwigwe/Nell
[00:00.2]Lyrics by：TOBE NWIGWE
[00:00.41]One more time
[00:01.01]Let's teach them how the caged bird sings
[00:04.16]I spit a verse so a horde
[00:05.42]Of heathens can find the light
[00:06.82]But keep a pistol that tear
[00:07.98]Tissue like it's time to wipe
[00:09.36]Don't fret my first step ain't
[00:10.91]To resign ya life
[00:12.14]Plus that pistol fye don't bark
[00:13.37]Until it's time to bite
[00:14.5]Hell once you find a wife you do
[00:15.96]What you must do
[00:16.95]To protect her and keep her up off
[00:18.45]A stretcher 'til she due
[00:19.51]To have a baby glad a lady came up
[00:21.24]To me and said
[00:21.9]Congratulations
[00:22.92]Don't come to those rather lazy instead
[00:24.41]Of hard working
[00:25.89]We all searching for affirmation
[00:27.84]Some sheep'll wander the atlas for validation
[00:30.2]And valid statements from those who never will validate 'em
[00:32.89]I pray I navigate 'em to a fortress
[00:34.65]Where congregating with angels is the norm
[00:36.73]You pray and they perform
[00:38.0]Immaculate miracles to help you evade
[00:40.01]The storm
[00:40.56]Of vipers snipers and every wicked form
[00:43.3]Of evil that's been tryna deceive you since you was born
[00:45.68]With yo heaven sent melanin
[00:47.25]Don't let 'em convince you that ya etiquettes' a speech impediment
[00:50.06]I'm in my element and feel benevolent
[00:52.06]Even when I'm viewed as the elephant
[00:53.72]In every residence I'm stepping in but hell I ain't trippin'
[00:56.62]Aye mayne say mayne flow nuts macadamia
[00:59.28]I'm from the city of purple spitting vibrainium
[01:01.69]Get it in yo cranium can't nobody Simba him
[01:04.08]And if I ever go down it'll be
[01:05.8]Like swingin' like pendulums ooh
[01:09.0]I said if I ever go down it'll be swingin'
[01:11.11]Like pendulums sing
[01:12.86]We come from where most don't break free
[01:17.99]We had to learn why caged birds sing
[01:22.95]But we fly even though they poisoned the sky
[01:28.18]We don't cry we gon' take our piece of the pie
[01:32.54]Talk to 'em nell
[01:33.380005]So I'ma need my bread hot fresh and ready
[01:35.740005]For those who tried to keep me on ice like a yeti
[01:38.229996]The west be where they pressed me to a diamond
[01:41.54]That's why I throw it up like the heimlich
[01:43.78]I'm just maneuvering on the serpent's head
[01:46.740005]Swear I tread on the skulls of my enemies
[01:48.869995]And I'm quadrupling anything that I touch
[01:51.89]If it's milk and honey dummy I'm the honey bee buzzin'
[01:54.880005]You can see the pure pollination
[01:56.759995]Need g's like masons and a haven
[01:59.29]For these beats I freak on the daily
[02:01.94]I lose sleep putting feet to the pavement
[02:04.28]And grindin' like a power tool or axe
[02:06.79]Refinin' everything I do on wax
[02:09.34]My time is near and I refuse to lack
[02:11.92]The shine which only a diamond can match
[02:14.43]Bling bling
[02:15.66]Now tiny desk if y'all wouldn't
[02:17.04001]Just mind vibin' with us real quick while we sing
[02:20.73]We come from where most don't break free
[02:25.55]We had to learn why caged birds sing
[02:30.33]But we fly even though they poisoned the sky
[02:35.84]We don't cry we gon' take our piece of the pie
[02:40.16]Talk to 'em Luke
[02:41.59]We come from where most don't break free
[02:46.81]We had to learn why caged birds sing
[02:51.69]But we fly even though they poisoned the sky yo
[02:56.97]We don't cry we gon' take our piece of pie
[03:01.48]Talk to 'em Dave
[03:02.7]We come from where most don't break free
[03:07.9]We had to learn why caged birds sing
[03:12.89]But we fly even though they poisoned the sky
[03:18.34]We don't cry we gon' take our piece of that pie
[03:22.54001]Everybody say
[03:23.18]Ooh ooh
[03:24.48]Ooh ooh
[03:25.66]We gon' take our piece of that pie
[03:28.31]Ooh ooh
[03:29.48]Ooh ooh
[03:30.61]We gon' take our piece of that pie
[03:32.77]Everybody say
[03:33.37]Ooh ooh ooh ooh
[03:35.88]We gon' take our piece of that pie
[03:38.45999]Ooh ooh ooh ooh
[03:41.41]Aaaa uuuu ooooo uuuuu