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Songs

Two Birds

Description

"Two Birds" is a song originally composed, performed, recorded, and released by Regina Spektor. The song was first released on the LP Far, released on 2009-06-23. Until this release, "Two Birds" was previously unknown, as its first performance was not until 2009-09-11, several months after its official release. The song was played extensively in 2009 and 2010 in the tours supporting the release of Far, with its last performance of that era on 2010-10-07.


In November 2021, "Two Birds" became the subject of a viral TikTok meme, which would go on to receive millions of views on TikTok and YouTube. This new attention on the song would go on to make "Two Birds" the most streamed Regina Spektor song, outstreaming some of Regina's biggest hits such as "Samson" and "Fidelity". As a result, Regina revived the song for live setlists starting at her first show promoting the LP Home, before and after on 2022-07-05. Noting that she was playing the song because her husband Jack informed her it became big on TikTok, Regina would go on to play "Two Birds" live throughout 2022 and 2023.

Official Releases

There are no known official releases associated with this song.

Music Videos

Demos
 

There are no known demos associated with this song.

Lyrics

Two birds on a wire
One tries to fly away
And the other watches him close from that wire
He says he wants to as well
But he is a liar
I'll believe it all
There's nothing I won't understand
I'll believe it all
I won't let go of your hand
Two birds on a wire
One says c'mon and the other says "I'm tired"
The sky is overcast and I'm sorry
One more or one less
Nobody's worried
I'll believe it all
There's nothing I won't understand
I'll believe it all
I won't let go of your hand
Two birds of a feather
Say that they're always gonna stay together
But one's never going to let go of that wire
He says that he will
But he's just a liar
Two birds on a wire
One tries to fly away and the other
Watches him close from that wire
He says he wants to as well, but he is a liar
Two birds on a wire
One tries to fly away and the other

Sheet Music

There's no sheet music associated with this song.

Song Facts

Release Status:

Released

Originally By:

Original

Collaborators:

Solo

Alternate Titles:

N/A

Written:

Unknown

Demo:

N/A

First Official Release:
First Live Performance:
Last Live Performance:

Song Stats

First Known Date:
Last Known Date:
Time Between First Known Date and Last Known Date:

about 14 years and 10 months

Time Between First and Last Performance:

about 14 years and 10 months

# of Appearances on Official Releases:

1

# of Times Performed Live:

76

Themes & References

Trivia

Media Features

• "Two Birds" was used in the Fall Campaign of the Polish TV station TVN in August 2009.

• "Two Birds" was featured in a TikTok viral video starting on 2021-11-21.

There are no known media features associated with this song.

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