If I Was a Bird - Floetry

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If I Was a Bird Lyrics

SONG TITLE: If I Were a Bird


(INTRO (Talking))
Sometimes blindness finds me
and leads me through ignorance
not allowing us to gain experience
so we become lifeless
At other times I cover with
self pity or work aimlessly through reality so
Occasionally I choose to travel alone
but never fulfil my possibility so
mostly I attempt to achieve balance
by seeking right knowledge and loving
and reviewing and eventually overstanding those
many lessons of my life

(VERSE 1)
You got me caught in a stormy odd world that drains
and I beg to see truth and promises you made to me
now we've come so far but my visions of happiness
with you in my life I'm afraid and confused
If I was a bird I'd fly

(CHORUS)
If I was a bird I'd fly away
spread my wings so I'd escape
If I was the sky
I'd let it rain to wash away the pain

If I was a bird I'd fly away
spread my wings so I'd escape
If I was the sky
I'd let it rain to wash away the pain

(VERSE 2)
Now why do I feel so alone
knowing I know I have you
and what made you turn around on me
what did I do
and when did love feel this way
so much pain and misery
where's the you I once knew
and could ya fly with me

(REPEAT CHORUS (x2))

Now I can't stay
you won't need me
set me free and let me fly
oh fly with me
fly with me me
fly with me yeah
fly oh fly fly

(REPEAT CHORUS (x2))

Fly away
(music)
If I were the sky
I'd let it rain to wash the pain
(music)
Fly away

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Marsha Ambrosius and Natalie Stewart are the funky divas behind the neo-soul duo Floetry. Ambrosius and Stewart emerged in the mid-'90s as songwriters in demand. They're behind some of the new millennium's biggest hits, too. The pair has written tracks for Michael Jackson, Jill Scott, Glenn Lewis, and Bilal. While they're highly respected behind the scenes, Floetry is their way of moving up front.

Ambrosius is the songstress to Stewart's spoken word impresario or "floacist" role. The two met due to their love of basketball. Stewart, who hails from London, was a superstar on her court, while Ambrosius wowed fans in her local English neighborhood. They were competitive, but not rivals, so a friendship was formed. Music was also a passion. Ambrosius relished in her reggae roots while Stewart found herself grooving to funk and soul. While attending Brits Performing Arts School, Ambrosius studied business and finance, but made room for courses in voice, performance technique, and recording. Stewart split her time between acting and directing. Later, Ambrosius and Stewart headed to college.

Ambrosius planned to attend Georgia Tech University on a basketball scholarship, but injury forced her to bow out. Stewart headed for Middlesex University, eventually transferring to North London University. Still, they two kept in touch and raved about music. It wouldn't be until Stewart's girl group, 3 Plus 1, disbanded that Floetry would actually give music a serious shot.

In 1997, Ambrosius and Stewart began writing songs and playing shows in and around London. Three years later, they moved to America in search of something bigger. A brief stint in Atlanta didn't pan out, but their time spent in Philadelphia proved golden. Ambrosius and Stewart befriended Julius Erving III, basketball great Julius Erving's son, in mid-2000. Floetry and Erving clicked instantly. Erving signed on as their manager and hooked the ladies up with Jeff Townes, aka DJ Jazzy Jeff, for some recording. That's when the deals started trickling in -- Floetry were official and living out a dream. In 2002, they inked a deal with DreamWorks and touched up their own work for a debut album. Floetic appeared in October 2002, and its follow-up, Flo'Ology, reached the Top Ten upon release three years later.

MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide


Group Members:
Amanda Diva
Natalie Stewart
Marsha Ambrosius


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