A Tiger Made of Lightning - Little Birds (Official Video)

A loud, joyful love letter to my daughters. Set to a corny photo montage a la every graduation party you ever went to in the 2000s.


Video shot and directed by Chris Donnelly


"Little Birds" written and performed by Mike O'Leary and A Tiger Made of Lightning
Drums performed and recorded by Myles Clayborne



Recorded and produced by Knox Fields and Jakob Mooney.
All rights reserved.



Social Media/Streaming Links:https://linktr.ee/atigermadeoflightning



A Tiger Made of Lightning - "Little Birds" available on all streaming platforms 8/6/2021.



Lyrics:
Little Birds, let’s practice singing loud –
come on let’s go explore a million things

But take care to take it all in stride
I’ll never hold you back from taking off – 4just know that I will catch you if you fall

But trust me, you’ve got this – you’ll fly high



The first time I saw you felt like a dream
I sang “she is beautiful” as you fell asleep
Every cell in my body was trembling –

the world faded, you were the only things
I blinked and you started growing up
I’m trying my best to comprehend this stuff
So curious, so full of life – it blows my mind

How could this all go by so quickly –

I need to take in everything and

Pay attention to these moments and cement them in my brain



SO – love yourself as hard as you can
and don’t take on any more than you can stand
It’s not the falling but the getting up
that makes you who you are
(and if you’re) learning, you’re not failing –

follow through and you will see

That you don’t need a prince to save you –
you’ve got everything you need

‘cause this world won’t do you any favors –
just remember what you learned about

How everything’s connected

and make every second count (make every second count)



I know there’s not much time to go before you can

fly off on your own, so you just

call if you’re lost and you’ll find me –
you’ll never have to go alone


And I, I will always be there – cross my heart and hope to die

I will always be there – and I know that you’ll fly high



cross my heart, cross my heart, and you’ll fly high



Special Thanks to my gang vocalists:
Zach, Howard, Brian, Josh, Unnus, and Kayla