Songbird Lyrics
Talking to the songbird yesterday
Flew me to a place not far away
She's a little pilot in my mind
Singing songs of love to pass the time
Going to write a song so she can see
Give her all the love she gives to me
Talk of better days that have yet to come
Never felt this love from anyone
[Chorus]
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
[Verse 2]
A man can never dream these kinds of things
Especially when she came and spread her wings
Whispered in my ear the things I'd like
Then she flew away into the night
Going to write a song so she can see
Give her all the love she gives to me
Talk of better days that have yet to come
Never felt this love from anyone
[Chorus]
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
She's not anyone
About
“Songbird” was released as the fourth and final single off Heathen Chemistry. It was the first Oasis single to be penned by Liam. It was composed in the key of G major using common time at 132 beats per minute.
In 2006, it was included in the “Best Of”-compilation Stop The Clocks and in 2010 it was included in the singles collection Time Flies… 1994-2009.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Liam Gallagher:
I was in France really just having a wonderful time. No one around mithering me, do you know what I mean? Just fucking went for a walk with my acoustic. Sat under the tree. Nice song and that. There was me and no one. There was no band because it was that time people were leaving. I thought oh fuck it, I am going for a walk. I just started melodising and then away we went. I wrote it in about 10 minutes. So that’s that.
I like beautiful things…It’s not all dark in Liam World. I take me shades off every now and again and have a look at the world and see some nice things.
Noel Gallagher stated jokingly in an interview with Patrick Kielty that Liam decided to write a song about his bird", and states the title “Song… bird” in a cave man like manner. The song was written as a tribute to then-fiancée Nicole Appleton. Noel further stated:
Songbird blew my head off when I first heard it because it was that fucking simple and that direct. But when Liam plays you a song he wants you to instantly fucking drop dead on the spot and then, when you come around, stab yourself in the heart and be in awe of the fucking sonic ability of the man.
1.“Songbird”
2. “(You’ve Got) The Heart Of A Star”
3. “Columbia” (Live)
- 5.Songbird
- 7.A Quick Peep
- 9.She Is Love
- 11.Better Man
- 12.The Cage
