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Draw a bird. Name ten things you’re looking forward to. Write about who or what or where is home to you... Scribbled Pleas is a book of lyrics by singer-songwriter Mia Stegner, filled with unique prompts designed to inspire creative expression and self-reflection. A storyteller at heart, author Mia Stegner views songwriting as an avenue to ask questions, seek answers, and ponder both personal and collective pieces of the human experience. Learn more at www.MiaStegner.com
“The thing I like about this song is that I think everyone who listens to it seems to get a little something different from the lyrics. It was written around a mood more so than a message, which, to be honest, makes some of the lyrics kind of incoherent. I considered reworking it a little more before recording this version, but ultimately I think I was attached to the original. My own intention in writing the song was to reimagine my anxiety, or the piece of me who’s scared and nervous and lonely, as a baby bird. What do you do with that bird? Do you nurture it? Do you shove it out of the nest? Do you just wait around and see what happens? I don’t know what exactly my relationship with that bird should be. But I know that even if it leaves, it’ll probably be back, so we might as well try to get along.” -@MiaStegner on Instagram, 2/11/19
lyrics
I shouldn't be staring at this wall
Why can't summer be over? I'm ready for fall
Ready for everything
Never ready for anything at all
Little bird, fly away
Little bird, fly away and find a way
To save the day
Little bird, fly away
Little bird, fly away and find a way
To make it all okay
Little bird, please don't stay
You don't have to encompass
Everything you believe in all the time
I hope you're not implying things
You don't wish to imply
You asked, "Why?"
I looked you in the eye
The color of the sky
I found myself on the ground
With no way to tell whether I fell
Or chose to lie down
Little bird, fly away
Little bird, fly away and find a way
To save the day
Little bird, fly away
Little bird, fly away and find a way
To make it all okay
Little bird, please don't stay
I used to remember the day, but
Now I just remember the picture
I must look away, or I might fall in love
I must fall in love
Little bird, fly away
Little bird, fly away and find a way
To save the day, and make it all okay
Little bird, fly away
Little bird, don't come back
Just go away
Little bird, go into the sky
No more asking why
Please don't stay
I'll see you again one day
Little bird, fly away
Little bird, fly away and find a way
To save the day
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