Birds

from Birds by Erik Jackson

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lyrics

-Verse One-

Awake
Eyes open
Say my blessings

begin

A new day
A new hope

A new view from with in

A new prayer
A new song

Birds singing at dawn
Wish I could their song in my heart
All day long.

Dazing out in traffic
Daydreaming of life

Say my prayers
Hail Mary

Get a text from my wife

All’s good

Love life
Love people
All equal

Gods Easel

Picture perfect

Sunshine

it’s all peaceful

Avoid the daily drama
Let me stay in this daze

State of mind
In this state of mine

I observe and appraise

People watching
Silent prayers
As I pass them by

Traffic jams out my window
Turn the bass up high

And the treble down low
As we have once been told (Qtip)

Drifting off into the rhythm
That’s Ingrained in my soul.

I Pack a pistol for protection
But pray for peaceful passages

My car Stuck in traffic
But my heart feels immaculate

-Chorus –

Do the birds fly free?
Do they look at me
Do they wonder what I am?
Who taught them to sing to me?

-Verse Two-

In bed

Eyes closed

Say my blessings, begin

Today’s reflections Counting Blessings

Intersessions and sins

Preparing for tomorrow
As my mind begins to take flight

Silent prayers for forgiveness
For the rest of the night

Extend blessings to my family
My Church and my friends

Extend love and compassion
From the prayers in my bed

I wonder what the birds think
Cuddled up in their nest

They sing their praise every morning
Despite of their stress

God bless

The faithfulness
They caress and express

I digress my lack of song
In my daily address

Bench press the daily stress
With the word that reflects
God’s love

For his children
Let’s no longer oppress

Anybody

Everybody got a place in this world
Dedicated most of my prayers
For the boys and the girls

Hoping for a better future
We need to pray right now

Let us sing A song of praise
The birds can teach us how

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from Birds, released April 30, 2021

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about

Erik Jackson New Smyrna Beach, Florida

From digging in thrift shops to lecturing in universities. Erik has been producing and DJing since the late 90s. Releasing material through The Pad Pusher Records and a slew of other record labels, Erik’s heady brand of jazzy, (largely) instrumental hip-hop/DnB has been praised by everyone from hardcore underground hip-hop heads, Drum and Bass purists to traditional jazz fans around the globe ... more