Lirik "I'm Like A Bird" – Nelly Furtado

Masih ingat dengan lagu ini? Di tahun 2000, Nelly Furtado, penyanyi asal Kanada, meluncurkan album debutnya Whoa, Nelly! dengan single pertama yang langsung menyita perhatian: I'm Like A Bird.

Tak butuh waktu lama, lagu ini pun melesat menjadi hit internasional. Di sisi lain, di tanah kelahirannya sendiri, Kanada, lagu ini bahkan menjadi salah satu yang paling sering diputar di radio sepanjang tahun 2001. Sukses yang cukup fenomenal untuk sebuah debut.

Nah, buat kamu yang ingin bernostalgia atau sekadar tahu lirik lengkapnya, ini dia.

You're beautiful, that's for sure
You'll never ever fade
You're lovely, but it's not for sure
That I won't ever change

And though my love is rare
Though my love is true

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
All I need for you to know is

Bagian berikutnya menggambarkan konflik batin yang lebih dalam. Rasa bersalah karena seseorang begitu percaya, padahal dirinya merasa tak sepenuhnya dikenal.

Your faith in me brings me to tears (Oh)
Even after all these years, years
And it pains me so much to tell
That you don't know me that well

And though my love is rare
Though my love is true

Kemudian, refrain yang ikonis itu kembali hadir, mengulang metafora burung yang tak bisa terikat.

I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is
I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away
I don't know where my soul is (Soul is)
I don't know where my home is
And baby, all I need for you to know is