Bambara - “Birds“ (Official Video)

Pre-Order / Pre-Save ‘Love on My Mind’ by Bambara - Video Credits: Directed by William Hart and Bambara Featuring Chris Bell and Sandra Sou Shot by William Hart Edited by Blaze Bateh Colored by William Hart Lyrics Spring, The time of year when tourists shiver on the beach And baby birds begin to fall out of the sidewalk trees. Sometimes when it rained We’d grab a fifth and find a place to watch the planes. One night, we saw a Boeing trailing flames And you said, “They make it or they don’t.” You bought a point-and-shoot To try to document your visions of the truth. Cut your teeth on gritty portraits for the local zines. Snapping everywhere we’d go. We rode to Coney and you shot a couple rolls. And the boney kid who broke my nose was glad to Pose biting on a bodega rose. Then we crashed on the train. I woke up and saw the sun rising With your head on my knees And I closed my eyes. I saw a flicker of your face Above the candle with a sticker of a saint. Lit a cig and then you pulled me into the smoke. Then I was driving in the snow. You and Nick were scared, yelling where to go. But the Firebird was skidding all over the road. I said, “Damn thing’s dancing on its own. We make it or we don’t.” Passed out on the train. I woke up to find the sun blinding. You were still sound asleep, So I closed my eyes. Then I was walking in a hazy field near where I’m from. Passed out on the train. I’d just clipped my first dove with my father’s shotgun. I was bleeding in the sunlight I found her among the sunflowers, still flapping her wings. With your head on my knees I scooped her gently into my hands, and I set her free. And love on my mind.