[00:00.000] 作词 : Gene Thornton/Stevie Wonder/Terrence Thornton[00:00.000] 作曲 : Pharrell Williams/Stevie Wonder/Terrence Thornton/Gene Thornton[00:00.000][Intro][00:00.213](Birds don't, birds don't, birds don't, birds don't)[00:01.122][00:01.618][Verse 1: Pusha T][00:03.128]Lost in emotion, mama's youngest[00:05.646]Tryna navigate life without my compass[00:08.403]Some experience death and feel numbness[00:11.177]But not me, I felt it all and couldn't function[00:13.934]Seein' you that day[00:15.188]Tellin' you my plans but I was leavin' you that day[00:17.965]It was in God's hands, Ye was at Elon's waiting to get with me[00:22.229]On my way to Texas, that's when Virginia hit me[00:25.771]And I realized in that instant[00:28.278]Our last conversation, you was against it[00:30.805]Told you I was going to Turks for Thanksgiving[00:33.561]I heard what I wanted to hear but didn't listen[00:36.320]You said you told Gene that Bup needed forgiveness[00:39.077]I see you went to DD's and stuffed both her fridges[00:42.086]You even told Dad you wished y'all never splitted[00:44.845]See, you were checkin' boxes, I was checkin' my mentions[00:47.859]Sayin' you was tired but not ready to go[00:50.624]Basically was dying without letting me know[00:53.130]I loved you met Nige, hate that he won't remember you[00:56.162]Two things that break my heart is what Novembers do[00:59.223]And T follows you, now mind you[01:02.240]DD calls you, Gene finds you, was that your vision?[01:06.754]Precision, while I'm reminiscin'[01:08.767]It all hits different, Ma, listen[01:09.787][01:10.288][Chorus: John Legend][01:11.545]The birds don't sing (Yeah)[01:13.552]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain, pain[01:22.831]The birds don't sing (Oh)[01:24.841]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain (Oh, they screech in pain)[01:29.327][01:30.080][Verse 2: No Malice & John Legend][01:32.919]Your car was in the driveway, I knew you were home[01:35.679]By the third knock, a chill ran through my bones[01:38.449]The way you missed Mama, I guess I should've known[01:41.458]Chivalry ain't dead, you ain't let her go alone[01:44.217]Found you in the kitchen, scriptures in the den[01:47.225]Half-written texts that you never got to send[01:49.733]Combin' through your dresser drawer, where do I begin?[01:52.774]Postin' noted Bible quotes, were you preparin' then?[01:55.534]I can hear your voice now, I can feel your presence[01:58.293]Askin' "Should I rap again?", you gave me your blessing[02:01.100]The way you spelled it out, there's an L in every lesson[02:03.608]"Boy, you owe it to the world, let your mess become your message"[02:06.913]Shared you with my friends, the Pops they never had[02:09.422]You lived for our fishin' trips, damn, I had a dad[02:12.438]Mine taught discipline, mine taught structure[02:15.196]Mine didn't mind when he had to pull a double[02:18.023]Mine worked overtime, smiled through the struggle[02:20.794]'Cause mine wouldn't let us feel what he had to suffer[02:23.554]See, mine made sure he had every base covered[02:26.311]So imagine his pain findin' base in the cupboard[02:29.326]Birds don't sing if the words don't sting[02:32.081]Your last few words in my ear still ring (Oh)[02:34.838]You told me that you loved me, it was all in your tone (Oh-oh)[02:37.616]"I love my two sons" was the code to your phone, now you're gone[02:38.386][02:39.967][Chorus: John Legend & Pharrell Williams][02:40.971]Oh, and the birds don't sing (No, they don't)[02:44.018]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain (Don't the truth ruin it?), pain (Now it feels different, when they doin' it)[02:53.052]The birds don't sing (No, they don't, and they won't)[02:55.332]The birds don't sing, they screech in pain (They don't sing, they just screech in pain), pain (It's a cycle, they do that shit over and over again)