Videoclip
Rica
(Birds don’t, birds don’t, birds don’t, birds don’t)
– (E paunan no, e paunan no, e paunan no, e paunan no)
Lost in emotion, mama’s youngest
– Perdí den emocion, mama su yu mas chikitu
Tryna navigate life without my compass
– Tratando di navega den bida sin mi compas
Some experience death and feel numbness
– Tin hende ta eksperensiá morto i ta sinti nan mes na estado.
But not me, I felt it all and couldn’t function
– Pero ami no, mi a sinti tur kos i mi no por a funshoná.
Seein’ you that day
– Mi ta mira bo e dia ei
Tellin’ you my plans but I was leavin’ you that day
– Mi tabata bisa bo mi plannan, pero mi tabata laga bo e dia ei
It was in God’s hands, Ye was at Elon’s waiting to get with me
– E tabata den Man di Dios, bo tabata na Kas di Elon wardando pa bin serka mi.
On my way to Texas, that’s when Virginia hit me
– Na Kaminda Pa Texas, Tabata ora Virginia a dal mi.
And I realized in that instant
– I mi a realisá e momentu ei
Our last conversation, you was against it
– Nos último kombersashon, bo tabata kontra.
Told you I was going to Turks for Thanksgiving
– Mi a bisa bo ku mi tabata Bai e turkonan Pa Thanksgiving
I heard what I wanted to hear but didn’t listen
– Mi a tende loke mi tabata ke tende pero mi no a tende
You said you told Gene that Bup needed forgiveness
– Bo a bisa Ku Bo a bisa Gene ku Bup mester di pordon.
I see you went to DD’s and stuffed both her fridges
– Mi ta mira ku bo a Bai Dd’s i a yena su dos frigorífiko.
You even told Dad you wished y’all never splitted
– Bo a bisa tata ku bo ke pa bo no separá nunka.
See, you were checkin’ boxes, I was checkin’ my mentions
– Mira, bo tabata registrá kasonan, mi tabata registrá mi menshonnan
Sayin’ you was tired but not ready to go
– Bisando ku bo tabata kansá pero no kla pa bai
Basically was dying without letting me know
– E tabata basicamente muriendo sin aviso
I loved you met Nige, hate that he won’t remember you
– Mi a stima Bo Mi a topa Nige, mi ta odia Ku E no ta kòrda bo
Two things that break my heart is what Novembers do
– Dos kos ku ta kibra mi kurason ta Loke E Novembers ta hasi
And T follows you, now mind you
– I e ta sigui bo, awor bo ta preokupá
DD calls you, Gene finds you, was that your vision?
– DD ta yama bo, Gene Ta topa bo, esei tabata bo vishon?
Precision, while I’m reminiscin’
– Precision, mientras mi ta corda
It all hits different, Ma, listen
– Tur kos ta zona diferente, mama, skucha
The birds don’t sing (Yeah)
– E piskánan No Ta kanta (Sí)
The birds don’t sing, they screech in pain, pain
– E piskánan no ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló, di doló
The birds don’t sing (Oh)
– E piskánan no ta kanta (Oh)
The birds don’t sing, they screech in pain (Oh, they screech in pain)
– E piskánan no ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló (Oh, nan ta grita di doló)
The birds don’t sing
– E piskánan no ta kanta
The birds don’t sing, they screech in pain
– E piskánan no ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló
Your car was in the driveway, I knew you were home
– Bo outo tabata na entrada, mi tabata sa ku bo tabata na kas.
By the third knock, a chill ran through my bones
– Na e di tres golpi, un temblor a pasa den mi ousanan
The way you missed Mama, I guess I should’ve known
– E manera ku bo a sinti falta di mama, mi ta kere ku mi mester a sa
Chivalry ain’t dead, you ain’t let her go alone
– Caballeria no ta morto, bo no ta laga e bai su so.
Found you in the kitchen, scriptures in the den
– Mi a topa bo den kushina, skritura den e bario
Half-written texts that you never got to send
– Textonan medio escribiendo cu nunca bo a yega di manda
Combin’ through your dresser drawer, where do I begin?
– Revisando e caha di bo comodo, unda mi ta cuminsa?
Postin’ noted Bible quotes, were you preparin’ then?
– Publikando sitashonnan bíbliko anotá, bo tabata preparando bo mes anto?
I can hear your voice now, I can feel your presence
– Mi por tende bo stèm awor, mi por sinti bo presensia
Askin’ “Should I rap again?”, you gave me your blessing
– Preguntando”Mi mester rap atrobe?”bo a duna mi bo bendishon
The way you spelled it out, there’s an L in every lesson
– Den e forma ku bo a splika esaki, tin Un L den kada les
“Boy, you owe it to the world, let your mess become your message”
– “Chico, bo ta debe esaki na mundo, laga bo desorden bira bo mensahe”
Shared you with my friends, the Pops they never had
– Mi a kompartí bo ku mi amigunan, E Pops ku nunka nan no a haña
You lived for our fishin’ trips, damn, I had a dad
– Bo a biba pa nos biahenan di piská, maldito sea, mi tabatin un tata
Mine taught discipline, mine taught structure
– Mi a siña disiplina, mi a siña struktura
Mine didn’t mind when he had to pull a double
– Mi no a preokupá ora mi mester a tira un dobel
Mine worked overtime, smiled through the struggle
– Mi tabata traha oranan extra, mi tabata hari durante e lucha
‘Cause mine wouldn’t let us feel what he had to suffer
– Pasobra mi no tabata laga nos sinti loke e mester a sufri
See, mine made sure he had every base covered
– Mira, mi a sigurá ku mi tabatin tur e basenan tapá.
So imagine his pain findin’ base in the cupboard
– Asina e ta imaginá su doló dor di haña base den e wardrobe
Birds don’t sing if the words don’t sting
– E piskánan no ta kanta si e palabranan no ta piká
Your last few words in my ear still ring (Oh)
– Bo último palabranan den mi orea ta zona ainda (Oh)
You told me that you loved me, it was all in your tone (Oh-oh)
– Bo a bisa mi ku bo tabata stima mi, tur kos tabata den bo tono (Oh-oh)
“I love my two sons” was the code to your phone, now you’re gone
– “Mi ta stima mi dos yiunan” tabata e codigo di bo telefon, awor bo a bai
Oh, and the birds don’t sing (No, they don’t)
– Oh, i e piskánan no ta kanta (No, nan no ta kanta)
The birds don’t sing, they screech in pain (Don’t the truth ruin it?), pain (Now it feels different, when they doin’ it)
– E piskánan no ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló (e bèrdat no ta ruin’é?), dolor (Awor ta sinti diferente, ora nan haci’e)
The birds don’t sing (No, they don’t, and they won’t)
– E piskánan no ta kanta (No, nan no ta kanta i nan no ta kanta)
The birds don’t sing, they screech in pain (They don’t sing, they just screech in pain), pain (It’s a cycle, they do that shit over and over again)
– E piskánan no ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló( Nan No Ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló), doló (Ta un siklo, nan ta hasi e kos ei un i otro biaha)
(Oh) The birds don’t sing
– (Oh) e piskánan no Ta kanta
The birds don’t sing, they screech in pain (Oh the birds, they screech in pain, oh-oh)
– E piskánan no ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló (Oh e piskánan, nan ta grita di doló, oh-oh)
The birds don’t sing
– E piskánan no ta kanta
The birds don’t sing, they screech in pain (Oh no, they’re comin’ back again, oh no)
– E piskánan no ta kanta, nan ta grita di doló (Oh no, nan lo bolbe, oh no)
Remember those who lost their mothers and fathers
– E ta kòrda esnan ku a pèrdè nan mama i tata
And make sure that every single moment that you have with them
– I sigurá ku kada momentu ku bo tin ku nan
You show them love
– Bo ta mustra nan amor
You show them love
– Bo ta mustra nan amor
You’ll see
– Bo lo mira
