7. MOCKINGBIRD — Lyrics
(Scroll below the lyrics to read more about this song.)
Lyrics
[intro]
I live in a body that learns by ear.
Every sound leaves a shape here.
I answer.
Mockingbird.
[verse]
I hear what approaches me.
I respond in ways that protect me.
confrontational wings cut threats.
dive bomb teaches size a lesson.
Persistence recalculates position.
Mockingbird moves.
confrontational beauty,
I express myself freely.
refuse disguise.
Adapt mid-note.
pull it together
before the strike.
I honor my listening.
The hunter is heard.
[chorus]
Mockingbird—
street level angel.
sing between sirens.
steal every voice
that tries drowning me out.
Mimicry hushes hurt.
The hunter is heard.
Mockingbird says:
listen,
then reply.
[bridge]
Listening turns to leverage.
Leverage turns to lift.
I keep my skin unbroken.
Mockingbird—
territorial declaration
sing bright and obscene.
I keep the living audible.
Softness draws a line.
[chorus]
Mockingbird—
street level angel.
sing between sirens.
steal every voice
that tries drowning me out.
Mimicry hushes hurt.
The hunter is heard.
Mockingbird says:
listen,
then reply.
[outro]
hear the strike before it lands.
sing before it speaks.
Persistence sings.
Reply keeps me alive.
About the Song
“Mockingbird” is a survival song.
This piece comes from me learning how bodies stay intact inside danger. Long before strength or escape arrive, attention arrives. Ears widen. Breath listens. The body learns the room through sound.
Mockingbird survives by listening first. She learns tone, rhythm, pattern. She answers with precision.
For many people, survival begins through mirroring. Voice softens to match the room. Tone adjusts. Language bends. Identity learns how to stay flexible enough to remain safe. Sound becomes camouflage. Listening becomes armor.
Mockingbird carries that pattern without shame.
She blends through voice rather than color. She adapts mid-note. She stays alive by learning the environment faster than threat can settle.
Lines like “The hunter is heard” and “Mimicry hushes hurt” came from this understanding. Danger announces itself through sound before it lands. Listening early keeps skin intact. Reply shapes outcome.
Mockingbird does not vanish. She stays audible.
Mockingbird whispers this truth clearly:
Attention creates safety.
Listening keeps bodies alive.
Listen, then reply.
Why This Song Sits Where It Does
Placed after Seagull, this song teaches how to remain intact inside shared air.
Appetite has already spoken. Now awareness learns how to meet what approaches. “I respond in ways that protect me.”
Crow watches.
Blue Jay speaks.
Seagull takes.
Mockingbird replies.
Closing Whisper
Mockingbird’s core whisper remains consistent:
Listen first. Then answer.
