You can read the lyrics to “Birds”—Anouk’s ESC 2013 song—below. It’s really refreshing to hear a Eurovision singer who can enunciate in her second language. For the first time in a long time we didn’t struggle to transcribe the text! Let us know what you think of the song in our discussion post.
Isolated from the outside
Clouds have taken all the light
I have no control it seems my
Thoughts wander all of the time
When I try to
Live life without you
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
If being myself is what I do wrong
Then I would rather not be right
Hopes turn into fear and with my
One wing I can’t fly with sunrise
Embrace my dreams tight and that’s why
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
Birds
To a place without fear
With no moonlight
All I need are trees and flowers
And some sunlight
Where memories of being made aware
The old one dies
Where love ain’t lost
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
Birds falling down the rooftops
Out of the sky like raindrops
No air, no pride
That’s why birds don’t fly
yes – the real winner is this great and unique song from anouk 1
Where memories are being made AND WHERE the old one dies, where love ain’t lost
(quit essential a difference…feel the pain of heartbreak!)
It’s mesmerizing this song, the first time I heard it I thought it a bit odd, but the more you listen to it the more it gets under your skin, touching your soul. Beautifully performed by Anouk, she really has an outstanding voice!
beautiful delicate song. so much better than all the other trainwrecks crashing through. classy ‘birds’ should wing itself to the top like an albatros to leave the rest fighting for the crumbs.
the best song this year by far
Lana Del Ray impression…boring and unoriginal
12 points have to fall from the rooftops…best entry by far in 2013 and going to be an ESC-classic in no time 😉
Go Anouk and I´ll cross my fingers, that this masterpiece will lead to Amsterdam 2014!!!! Best wishes from Germany…
A song with quality and a great voice. Wonderful bridge. I am very very curious how this will be performed live on stage!
LOL
And why does everyone say she’s different when she isn’t?
I’ll tell you what was different on eurovision…What’s really original…
Elnur and Samir for Azerbaijan
Dustin the Turkey for Ireland
Laka for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Elitsa Todorova for Bulgaria
Malcolm Lincoln for Estonia
Sebastien Tellier for France
Well that was unique…
Anouk is fine but is not unique or original. Deal with it.
Anouk dares to be different. This is not the kind of song we are used to on Eurovision. But be honest, did you come and listen to Eurovision to hear very much the same songs as last year? So, give it a chance and listen what happens, let yourself lift into this dreamy love world. Get Anouk, vote Birds. http://www.facebook.com/anouk
What a beautiful song and her voice is stunning, goosebumps all over! She is absolutely one of the best this year.
BORING!!!!
Best dutch eurovision entry since I knew eurovision…
Lovely, magnificent, spendlid, gorgeous, stunning!
I love love love this and her voice – it is very Anouk which is important and in terms of musicality this is he only song that is better than Norway.
12 points all around
Huh, I completely overlooked these lines before:
Where memories ARE being made
AND WHERE the old one dies
Where love ain’t LIES
what a wonderfull song.nice voice
live she is evan better.best song this year
the absolute winner this year.
Here you can see i live performance, it’s really incredible. I think she is the best live performer this year. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=04l_bmp3y4Q
People must vote for the music and not for politics !!!
It’s the best song ever from Holland, I like her style and her songs.
Thank God that there’s another good entry that will make this year’s Eurovision watchable, lol.
If Anouk doesn’t advance to the final I will lost faith in Europe.
De inhoud van dit lied is heel herkenbaar….het raakt me in mijn ziel.
Anouk dank je wel voor deze mooie ballade, je bent voor mij DE winnaar…altijd geweest.
Love You
I love this song, great voice
Im with AnouK ALWAYS! Beautiful song full of emotions!
Go Holland
Kisses frim MAdrid
I thought somebody would link this to Lana del Ray. Can imagine that in this song, but Anouk is so much more than that
I love this number. Heard it already 50 times (it seems). The moment it ends I play it again. Wonderful song. Beautiful lyrics…. “thumb up for Anouk”
Is this the new James Bond? BEAUTIFUL!
These lyrics are just poetry, very beautiful!
I also think this song is very original, the music is a masterpiece.
Will eurovision be ready for some quality?
And when a song is slow, it does not have to mean it is boring, there is a lot happening in this music, did you hear the choire singing, the harp and the tikking clock at the end???
what a song,wonderfall lyrics,it realy the best song so far.this is music it suded be.what a voice
best eurosong ever.beautifal song and great vocals
Lyrics are awesome!
An absolute winner !!
I think it’s awesome !!
I like it, I dont love it.
Will be eager to watch it and hope it does well. Another song for the competition that im loving! ESC2013AWESOME!
corrections:
One wing I can’T fly
With no MOONlight
dutch Lana del ray?
tbh, it makes me want to fall asleep…