From the recording About to Burst

Lyrics

Parakeet Protest Song
by Danielle Howle

Humans are coming
they goo-goo and feed me
the smells and their voices
a fun, fun thing
opens the cage up
I fly out the songs yes
little little bird
in a big big world
all the things that you know now
with electric eyes I’m standing on the edge of now
and there’s no surprise the feelings that I had have died
but I tell ya I don’t need another thing
light from the big box
the humans watch a lot
mysterious candle
turned on and off oh
it lights up this mirror
in my cage in their cage
I know it is me I see no other birds
oh I’m sorry
all the things that you know now
with electric eyes I’m standing on the edge of now
and there’s no surprise the feeling that I have just died
but I tell ya I don’t need another thing
be with ya I don’t want just to be with ya you humans oh
be with ya I don’t want just to be a fixture inside your home
all the things that you know now
with electric eyes I’m standing on the edge of now
and there’s no surprise the feelings that I had have died
but I tell ya I don’t need another thing
so when you get done with me won’t you please tell me to go
I’ve had enough of New York and I do not like this show so
I don’t need ya I don’t need ya I don’t need ya no no
I don’t need another thing