I'm Like a Bird

Photo by Sergio Larrain

Recently I was having a conversation with my daughter about music and she mentioned that she likes a couple songs by Nelly Furtado. I let her know that she was popular back in the 90s and that I had bought one of her CDs back then and I enjoyed some of her music.

Fast forward a few days and I was listening to the OKOP podcast as I often do while I am working and one of them mentions something like, "It's like that song where they sing 'I'm like a bird'" but they struggled with remembering who the artist was. I knew right away who they meant. It was Sophia who finally said it was by Nelly. She was close, but was only missing her last name "Furtado". 

On the following day, I was at work listening to Venusian Soul Tarot and at the beginning of the reading she says, "I'm hearing a song by Nelly Furtado and the lyrics I'm hearing are 'I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away".  I admit that I was a little freaked out by this coincidence because it has been a long time since I have gotten any signs and synchronicities that made me sit up and take notice. I thought okay, maybe this is a message for me but they usually come in threes for me. I didn't really consider the conversation about Nelly Furtado the same as the others because the songs that my daughter said she likes didn't include "I'm Like a Bird".

Yesterday, I was at work doing what I do. I went out to restock the pastry case and I heard a song playing that was familiar. I thought, "Surely this isn't what I think it is." And then I heard the familiar lyric, "I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away". As I paused and listened, I got chills and smiled. 

What are the odds? I considered what a weird coincidence I had been experiencing with this song. Except if I was feeling more spiritual, I would KNOW it was a message for me and be able to understand the message.

I have no idea what the message is in the recurrence of this song, but I will post the lyrics here so I can come back later and ponder the possibilities.

Photo by Sergio Larrain 

"I'm Like A Bird"

You're beautiful, that's for sure

You'll never ever fade

You're lovely, but it's not for sure

That I won't ever change

And though my love is rare

Though my love is true

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

All I need for you to know is

Your faith in me brings me to tears (Oh)

Even after all these years, years

And it pains me so much to tell

That you don't know me that well

And though my love is rare

Though my love is true

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

It's not that I wanna say goodbye

It's just that every time you try

To tell me, me that you love me (Oh-oh)

Each and every single day

I know I'm gonna have to eventually

Give you away

And though my love is rare, rare, rare

And though my love is true, yeah

Hey, I'm just scared

That we may fall through

Yeah, yeah-yeah, yeah, yeah

I'm like a bird (I'm like a bird)

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

(I don't know where my soul is)

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

(I don't know where my home is, oh)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

(I don't know where my soul is)

(I don't know where my home is)

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is

And baby, all I need for you to know is

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away

I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)

I don't know where my home is