Birdy Nam Nam's goal is to use the turntable player as an actual musical instrument. Their self-titled debut album was released in 2006 on Uncivilized World Records, and, in March of that year, they performed at the internationally renowned music conference South By Southwest (SXSW), in Austin, Texas.
The group's name is taken from a line in the 1968 Peter Sellers film The Party, directed by Blake Edwards.
In 2016 DJ Pone left the band, now making Birdy Nam Nam a trio
Body Mind spirit...
Birdy Nam Nam Lyrics
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Papi: Nah me no fuck you(No I didn't fuck you over)...you calling me for the other guy fucked you(some other guy played you)...
(Gunshot)Weird Zay: Huh?
Papi: But nah... you ain′t gone hit me with the girlfriend... that he told...
Early in the morning
Young nigga had that dust
In a alley with my niggas
Plus some straps we couldn't trust shit
Cops on ass but we slanging like fuck em
We...
Mind, Spirit, Body+8...
Drugs in the cabinet
Money in a shoebox
Gun under the mattress
Pray nobody gets shot
I just want this money
Want this money?
Want alot
I be killing clouds
With my angels in the skies
We...
Mind, Spirit, Body+8...
The lyrics of "Body Mind Spirit" by Birdy Nam Nam recount a narrative about a young drug dealer who is operating in the midst of danger even as he tries to pursue his dreams of achieving financial success. The song opens with a dialogue between two individuals named Weird Zay and Papi, and it suggests that there is tension between them due to a betrayal of trust. Papi denies having caused any harm to Weird Zay, but he makes it clear that there are other individuals who are making trouble for them. The sound of a gunshot interrupts this conversation, suggesting that violence is an ever-present danger in their world.
The song's lyrics continue with a description of the singer's activities as a drug dealer. He and his associates are in an alley with guns, presumably conducting a drug deal. They are well aware of the risks that they are taking, as the police are after them, but they are determined to keep making money by selling drugs. The singer describes the objects he has stashed away: drugs in the cabinet, money in a shoebox, and a gun under the mattress. He acknowledges the danger of what he is doing, as he prays "nobody gets shot," but the lure of financial gain is too strong for him to resist. At the end of the song, there is a repetition of the phrase "Mind, Spirit, Body+8," suggesting that the singer is seeking to balance and harmonize these different elements of his life even as he is involved in a dangerous and illegal activity.
Line by Line Meaning
You see why you can’t trust em now huh?
Do you understand now why you can't trust them?
Nah me no fuck you...you calling me for the other guy fucked you...
No, I didn't deceive you...you came to me because another guy played you.
(Gunshot)Huh?
What was that sound? (Gunshot heard in background)
But nah...you ain't gonna hit me with the girlfriend...that he told...
But, no, you're not going to confront me about the girlfriend that he told you about.
Early in the morning, young nigga had that dust, in an alley with my niggas, plus some straps we couldn't trust shit, collecting dirty dollars from the zombies who discussing, cops on ass but we slanging like fuck em, we...
In the early morning, a young man had some drugs. He was in an alley with his friends, and they were carrying guns they couldn't trust. They were earning money from people talking about drugs, even though the police were watching them. They didn't care about the police.
Mind, Spirit, Body+8...
This line is the chorus of the song, repeating the phrase 'Mind, Spirit, Body' eight times.
Drugs in the cabinet, money in a shoebox, gun under the mattress, pray nobody gets shot, I just want this money, want this money?, want alot, I be killing clouds, with my angels in the skies, we...
There are drugs hidden in the cabinet, money stashed in a shoebox, and a gun under the mattress. The singer hopes no one gets shot. The singer just wants money, and a lot of it. The singer sometimes smokes drugs with his friends and feels like he is among the clouds, accompanied by angels.
Mind, Spirit, Body+8...
This line is the chorus of the song, repeating the phrase 'Mind, Spirit, Body' eight times.
Writer(s): Nicolas Vadon, Thomas Parent, Mickael Dalmoro, Denis Lebouvier
Contributed by Lucy N. Suggest a correction in the comments below.