Avian Advice ft. Zach Moats & David Bowles Lyrics

A mocking bird addressed me

It impressed me

That I'd heard that voice before

He sat there in his tree

And stared at me

As if he saw me to my core

He said, Hey, listen man

I think you can be happy

If you really try

You've got it in your mind

That life's unkind

And only you know why

But look up at the skies

Look up in the trees

Revel in the stillness

Listen for the breeze

Turn off that critic

That's been screaming

In your head

Try to tune in to

This moment instead

I said, This is absurd

You're just a bird

What do you know

About my life?

He said, It's plain to see

You could be free

It wouldn't take a carving knife

For you to cut the ties

Dispel the lies that bind you

To your surly certainty

Get off that shelf

Get over your self and learn

Just to be

If you look up at the skies

Look up in the trees

Revel in the stillness

Listen for the breeze

Turn off that critic

That's been screaming

In your head

Try to tune in to

This moment instead

So I took his advice

Opened my eyes

And focused on sensations

From outside

And gradually my tensions

Began to subside

As I looked up at the skies

And really saw the trees

Overwhelmed by the stillness

I could even hear the breeze

I forgot about that critic

Who'd been screaming

In my head

And learned to tune in to

The moment instead

So look up at the skies

Look up in the trees

Revel in the stillness

Listen for the breeze

Turn off that critic

That's been screaming

In your head

Try to tune in to

This moment instead