Birds
Anouk Lyrics
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Clouds have taken all the light
I have no control it seems my
Thoughts wander off
Of the time when I tried to
Live life without you
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
If being myself is what I do wrong
Then I would rather not be right
Hopes turn into fear and with my
One wing I can't fly
With sunrise embrace my
Dreams tight and that's why
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
Birds
To a place without fear, with no moonlight
All I need are trees and flowers and some sunlight
Where memories are being made and where the old one dies
Where love ain't lies
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
That's why birds don't fly
The lyrics of Anouk's song "Birds" seem to be about the feeling of isolation and loneliness, and the struggle to move on after a relationship has ended. Anouk sings about being isolated from the outside world, with clouds taking away all the light. She finds it difficult to control her thoughts and feels as though her mind is wandering away from the present moment. She then reflects on the time when she tried to live life without the person who has now left her. The image of birds falling down from the rooftops and out of the sky like raindrops creates a sense of helplessness and despair. Anouk suggests that she has lost her pride and feels as though she has no air to breathe. The repetition of the phrase "no air, no pride" emphasizes the pain and sadness that she is experiencing. She feels as though she is unable to fly with her one wing, possibly representing her feeling of being incomplete without her partner. Despite all of this, Anouk finds hope in the embrace of the sunrise and dreams of a place where memories are made and love is true.
Line by Line Meaning
Isolated from the outside
Feeling disconnected from the external world.
Clouds have taken all the light
The presence of clouds is covering sunlight, contributing to a feeling of darkness and obscurity.
I have no control it seems my Thoughts wander off
Unable to maintain focus, the mind rambles freely.
Of the time when I tried to Live life without you
Reflecting on a time when the artist attempted to exist independently from another person who was once present.
Birds falling down the rooftops Out of the sky like raindrops No air, no pride
Visual of birds dropping from the sky, evoking feelings of sorrow, loss, and powerlessness.
If being myself is what I do wrong Then I would rather not be right Hopes turn into fear and with my One wing I can't fly
The fear of being oneself is so great that the singer is willing to forego what is considered 'right.' The self-doubt is inhibiting progress and leaves the singer feeling helpless.
With sunrise embrace my Dreams tight and that's why
Upon waking up to the morning light, holding onto aspirations tightly.
To a place without fear, with no moonlight All I need are trees and flowers and some sunlight Where memories are being made and where the old one dies Where love ain't lies
A location without fear and darkness, filled with natural elements and where genuine love exists without deception. A place of new beginnings.
That's why birds don't fly
Perhaps an allusion to how feelings of detachment can render someone incapable of progressing and moving forward.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ANOUK TEEUWE, MARTIN GJERSTAD, TORE JOHANSSON
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@shamikghosh7197
Isolated from the outside
Clouds have taken all the light
I have no control
It seems my thoughts wander off
Of the time when I tried to
Live life without you
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
If being myself is what I do wrong
Then I would rather not be right
Hope's turned into fear
With my one wing I can't fly
With sunrise embrace my
Dreams tight and that's why
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
Birds
To a place without fear, with no moonlight
All I need are trees and flowers and some sunlight
When memories are being made and where the old one dies
Where love ain't lost
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
That's why
Birds don't fly
@JaneFokster
Now that NL seems to have a good chance of winning this year, I think it's time to thank Anouk once again for her gutsy decision to demand to represent the country in the ESC after a long period of misery for the Dutch. After Anouk, going to Eurovision was no longer regarded as an embarrassing thing to do for 'serious artists' in NL. Thank you Anouk!
@rianvandenboogaard4151
Yes, I agree. People tend to forget, but that was a gutsy thing for her to do.
@gamr4846
Well now Duncan's Bringing it Home ❤️🇳🇱
@dezinan4141
Well waylon and ilse were big musicans aswell and i believe they did it a year ealier than anouk. And they ended up 2nd
@JaneFokster
@@dezinan4141 No, they went after Anouk, in 2014.
@dezinan4141
@@JaneFokster oww my bad than you are right indeed
@kristelpi652
The Netherlands was quite revolutionary with this song. After this entry, and their following slow country pop entries, they really changed the culture in Eurovision of countries grotesque circusshows entries. Now many more entries are ‘real music’ that ‘don’t fit eurovision’. And Anouk (together with the common linnets) started it. Greetings from Germany!
@anothercomment
The mid 2010s was the time when the Eurovision stopped with the joke acts and gave us some serious music, and Anouks Birds is a great example of this. Also, the reintroduction of juries in 2009 helped the contest from becoming a total circus that it had turned into during the 2000s.
@civilservant9528
No they didn't
@stitchfaces
@@civilservant9528 While I love Anouk and the Netherlands, I would say Lena and Germany in 2010 is a better example of starting a more "radio friendly" sound as a an up and coming standard in Eurovision, I think even the next year's winner (Azerbaijan) also followed that trend to some extent.