LETTER FROM A BLACKBIRD Songtext
von Joy Oladokun

Sometimes I think that if I got lost
And drowned out in the river
No one in this town would cry
They′d just breathe sighs of relief

These days I sure regret
How much of me that I have given
I feel my patience running out
I hear the water sing to me


Blackbird
What did you think you'd run into
Out here in the wild?
You sing a sad song
But no one feels for you
They think you do it for the smiles
They′ll send you flowers when you die

I can change course if I want to
Find a softer place to run to
I have struggled all my life
I'm fucking tired of heavy living
It is time to build a refuge
It is time to get what's mine

Blackbird (blackbird)
What did you think you′d run into
Out here in the wild?
You sing a sad song (sad song)
But no one feels for you
They think you do it for the smiles (blackbird)
They′ll send you flowers when you die