Pretty Little Birds is the thirteenth song recorded by American singer and songwriter SZA, off her debut studio album, Ctrl.

It features guest vocals from American rapper, Isaiah Rashad.


SZA Pretty Little Birds Lyrics

[Verse: SZA]
You are but a phoenix among feathers
You’re broken by the waves among the sea
They’ll let you die, they’ll let you wash away
But you swim as well as you fly

[Chorus: SZA]
Pretty little bird
Pretty little bird
You’ve hit the window a few times
The window a few times
You’re pretty little bird
Pretty little bird
You still ain’t scared of no heights
When the spiral down feels as good as the flight
When hating you feels good for the night
When the morning comes I hope you’re still mine

[Post-Chorus: SZA]
When the morning comes
If the morning comes
When the morning comes
If the morning comes
When the morning comes
If the morning comes

[Verse 2: SZA]
Told you I like gentle giants so you softened up
And you been jack’n, bean’n, stalk’n just to get to me love
I wanna be your golden goose
I wanna shave my legs for you
I wanna take all of my hair down and let you lay in it
Spread all of my limbs out and let you lay in it

[Chorus 2: SZA]
Pretty little birds
Pretty little birds
Do you mean every word you mean, every word?
Pretty little girls
Pretty little girls
We hit the window a few times

[Verse 3: Isaiah Rashad]
Lately I feel like I’m robbin’ myself
Like I’m robbin’ mines
Diamond cerebral peek into your cortex
Be faithful and free and just play in your vortex
I see you lying and you fly by the pound
Fly by the ounce
Fly to the south
Don’t mind them bitches that’s cleanin’ my house
Lord, you can see, lord
You can see heights that niggas can’t afford
I see them lights and you look for that shit
Fuck all that playin’, you pray for that shit

[Outro: SZA & Isaiah Rashad]
But my wings don’t spread like they used to
But I wanna fly with you
‘Til we hit the heavens
But my wings don’t spread like they used to
But I wanna fly with you
‘Til we hit the heavens
‘Til we hit the heavens


Written by Solána Rowe, Terrace Martin, Josef Leimberg, Carter Lang, Tyran Donaldson, and Isaiah McClain.

Produced by LoveDragon, Lang and Scum.

SZA‘s debut studio album, Ctrl was released on June 9, 2017, by Top Dawg Entertainment and RCA Records.

SZA Pretty Little Birds Lyrics

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