Alicia Keys - Caged Bird

Right now I feel like a bird
Caged without a key
Everyone comes to stare at me
With so much joy and rivalry
They didn't know how I feel inside
Through my smile I cry
They don't know what they're doin' to me
Keeping me from flyin'
That's why I say that
I know why the caged bird sings
Only joy comes from song
She's so rare and beautiful to others
Why not just set her free
So she can
Fly, fly, fly
Spreadin her wings and her song
Let her
Fly, fly fly
For the whole world to see
She's like caged bird
Fly, fly
Ooh just let her fly
Just let her fly
Just let her fly
Spread the wings
Spread the beauty



I know why the caged bird sings....

Jimmy Cliff - Come Into My Life lyrics

Mmmh mmmh yeah

Come into my life, come into my life

Come into my life, oh baby

Come in today - come on in - come in to stay - come on in

Come into my life, oh baby

The first time that I met you I knew I had to make you mine

And when I kissed you, I knew I want you all the time

I don't need no sympathy, all I need is your love for me

Tell me now and I make you happy, oh baby

Come into my life, come into my life

Come into my life, oh baby

Come in today - come on in - come in to stay - come on in

Come into my life, oh baby

Hold me and fold me anyway into your will

Bend me and shape me, baby as long as you love me still

I don't need no sympathy, all I need is your love for me

Tell me now and I'll make you happy, hey baby

Come into my life, come into my life

Come into my life, oh baby

Come in today - come on in - come in to stay - come on in

Come into my life, oh baby

Come into my life - 'cause I need you

Come into my life - said I want you

Come into my life - I gotta have you baby

Come into my life - oh yeah right now

Come into my life - and oh yeah yeah yeah

Come into my life - said I need you, child

Come into my life - ah ah yeah I need your love

Come into my life - I gotta have you right now ....

from 'Wonderful World, Beautiful People' (1970)

Charice performs "Note to God"

Okay so this was the girl on Glee last night... she sang this song on The Oprah Winfrey Show ... this performance gave me the chills... her voice is so rich (she's only 16!!!!) and these lyrics are amazing! If you haven't watched this yet, watch it now!




Note to God

If I wrote a note to God
I would speak what's in my soul
I'd ask for all the hate to be swept away
For love to overflow

If I wrote a note to God
I'd pour my heart out on each page
I'd ask for war to end
and for peace to mend this world

I'd say
I'd say
I'd say

Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love, cause love is overdue
And it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on

If I wrote a note to God
I'd say please help us find a way
End all the bitterness, put some tenderness
in our hearts

I'd say
I'd say
I'd say

Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love, cause love is overdue
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help from you

Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems all hope is gone
Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on

No
No

We can't do it on our own

So
So

(Give us the strength to make it through
Help us find love, cause love is overdue)
And it looks like we haven't got a clue
Need some help

Grant us the faith to carry on
Give us hope when it seems all hope is gone
Cause it seems like so much is going wrong
On this road we're on

No
No
(No) We can't do it on our own

(So)
So

If I wrote a note to God

Giovanni Amato, Don't Stop Believin, Idol in the Skye Second Place

Giovanni Amato Don't Stop Believing, Idol Semi Final Performance - HE WON WITH THIS ONE!

Giovanni Amato Rehearsal for Idol in the Skye: Dont Stop Believing

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS | I AM NOT A ROBOT

MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS - I AM NOT A ROBOT 

You've been acting awful tough lately
Smoking a lot of cigarettes lately
But inside, you're just a little baby
It's okay to say you've got a weak spot
You don't always have to be on top
Better to be hated than love, love, loved for what you're not

You're vulnerable, you're vulnerable
You are not a robot
You're loveable, so loveable
But you're just troubled

Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot

You've been hanging with the unloved kids
Who you never really liked and you never trusted
But you are so magnetic, you pick up all the pins
Never committing to anything
You don't pick up the phone when it ring, ring, rings
Don't be so pathetic, just open up and sing

I'm vulnerable, I'm vulnerable
I am not a robot
You're loveable, so loveable
But you're just troubled

Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot

Can you teach me how to feel real?
Can you turn my power on?
Well, let the drum beat drop

Guess what? I'm not a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot

Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot
Guess what? I'm not a robot, a robot


Thanks for sharing this with me Tatiana Anderson!

Someone named "thaGRANDlyfe6984" on the web said:

"This song is to me obviously about being human and accepting that fact. More and more worldwide, people are losing touch with their very humanity. Society pushes human beings to be more perfect and more perfect every year, and it's gotten to the point where people are expected to have inhuman characteristics, or else you're called "weird" or a "loser". I think it's about admitting vulnerability, admitting that you're a human, and BEING a human.

It's about being the imperfect human you are instead of trying to cover all of your imperfections up."

I also like this interpretation:

frillsthrillsandpills 

"To me, this song could go one of two ways.

Either it's about the kind of person who is the way Marina has described (like me, for example) - putting on a tough act, hiding from their feelings, never admitting their vulnerability, troubled, hanging out with people that they don't really like or trust, never committing to anything or anyone and not believing that anyone could love them.

And it's her trying to show them otherwise, telling them that they are lovable and vulnerable, just troubled too.

OR

It's her trying to convince herself. It sounds a lot like that to me. Possibly she is that person who puts on a tough front, hides from her feelings, is troubled, doesn't believe she could be loved, doesn't commit to anyone etc. and she's telling herself to stop being that way by saying, 'You're vulnerable, you are not a robot' as if she's saying to herself 'you can't go on like this', and then she's trying to convince herself that she could be loved by saying 'you're lovable, but you're just troubled'. She's telling herself to get over this sort of behavior throughout the song, for example about her not committing, 'not picking up the phone' she's saying 'don't be so pathetic, just open up'. When she's saying 'I'm vulnerable, I am not a robot' and 'Guess what? I'm not a robot' it's her suddenly realizing that she is in fact vulnerable and she's not the robot she acts like. However, 'you're lovable' never changes to 'I'm lovable' so it's as if she still can't convince herself that she is indeed lovable.

The song could have any meaning, but that's how I interpret it."


These are the best interpretation I found on the lyrics, what do you think?