Birds Aren’t Real

(Verse 1)
I see a pigeon in the sky,
And I can’t help but laugh and sigh,
They think it’s free, they think it can fly,
But I know the truth, and it’s no lie.

A sparrow lands upon my sill,
I smile but feel a distant chill,
It’s just a bot with feathers still,
And no one knows, but I always will.

(Chorus)
Birds aren’t real, no, not at all,
They’re just a myth, a grand old call,
Flamingos in the zoo, pelicans too,
They’ve all been replaced, the truth is through.
Birds aren’t real, can’t you see?
It’s all a joke, a conspiracy.

(Verse 2)
Every crow that caws at night,
It stares at me with knowing light,
I laugh but feel a quiet fight,
Because no one else will see it right.

The others look up to the sky,
They watch the birds, they don’t ask why,
But I can’t unsee the steel inside,
And they don’t notice, they’re still blind.

(Chorus)
Birds aren’t real, no, not at all,
They’re just a myth, a grand old call,
Flamingos in the zoo, pelicans too,
They’ve all been replaced, the truth is through.
Birds aren’t real, can’t you see?
It’s all a joke, a conspiracy.

(Bridge)
I try to forget, I try to pretend,
That maybe it’s just a joke again,
But every flutter, every wing,
Reminds me of the truth they bring.

(Chorus)
Birds aren’t real, no, not at all,
They’re just a myth, a grand old call,
Flamingos in the zoo, pelicans too,
They’ve all been replaced, the truth is through.
Birds aren’t real, can’t you see?
It’s all a joke, a conspiracy.

(Outro)
So I’ll laugh and smile and walk on by,
Knowing the truth, while they still fly,
It’s a burden I’ll carry, a secret to keep,
As everyone else believes in their sleep.

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