Birdy - Just Like A River Does [Live Performance Video]

Birdy - Just Like A River Does [Live Performance Video]
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BIRDY - JUST LIKE A RIVER DOES
I always cry on the train back home
Watching the world outside I used to know
As soon as I get there, I have to go
And the years go by
I don’t even know where I’ve been
In the blink of an eye
Could’ve all been a dream
Will I ever find somewhere to call my own?
As soon as I get there, I have to go
With two hands, meant to shape the land
Just like a river does
Just like a river does
Another day breaks and I have to go away
Run like a river does
On and on like a river does
And the landscape has changed
Since last I was here
Some people stay
And some disappear
But I always remember this part of me
And I can’t help but wonder how I ever leave
With two hands, meant to shape the land
Just like a river does
Just like a river does
Another day breaks and I have to go away
Run like a river does
On and on like a river does
Two hands, meant to shape the land
Just like a river does
Just like a river does
Another day breaks and I have to go away
Run like a river does
On and on like a river does
So I bottle the sound of the wind in the trees
Follow the salt in the air down to the sea
Just like a river does

[@stephenjaw919]

Listening to Birdy is not just a hobby, it is a cultural reset, the oxygen you breathe, it's a lifestyle, an escape from this cruel world filled with thieves, its an art, a hug from a loved one, everything you’ve ever wanted.

[@sura_jongs]

😭

[@JM-iv3up]

@@sura_jongs hahahha

[@elavanoderschenn4636]

Its really breathtaking

[@nozzy570]

her music remindes me Eva Cassidy

[@rcll9751]

"Cultural reset" Perfectly expressed!!!

[@sol767]

Some sing for attention. Birdy sings from spirit. She is a conduit to that which remains just out of reach for most. Her music always uplifts my soul yet strangely fills me with a deep yearning for the unattainable. Namaste Jasmine 🌻

[@leighhubbard3454]

How good!.

[@neilcusworth1764]

How true my love

[@MorganLouie-lb1yr]

Onword

[@Checkmyplaylist-nl7dk]

I always cry, on the train back home Watchin' the world outside, I used to know Soon as I get there I have to go And the years go by, don't even know where I've been In the blink of an eye, could've all been a dream But I have to find somewhere To call my home Soon as I get there I have to go [Chorus] With two hands, meant to shape the land Just like a river does, just like a river does Another day breaks, and I have to go away Run like a river does On and on like a river does [Verse 2] And the landscape has changed, since last I was here Some people stay and some disappear But I'll always remember This part of me And I can't help but wonder How I'll ever leave [Outro] So I bottle the sound of the wind in the trees Follow the salt in the air, down to the sea Just like a river does Just like a river does

[@palm6007]

Always thought you can make your home anywhere but I was just wrong unfortunately you can not make your home surrounded by hate crime 😔

[@ungravity9344]

Thank you!

[@lauraelizabeth4226]

*will I ever find somewhere To call my own

[@omogeworld]

Thank You❤👌

[@ginogenero7972]

This song should never end, on and on like a river does.

[@cezarcaruntu]

Rivers do end, you know? :)

[@ginogenero7972]

On and on like a river does is a metaphor that refers to the constant flow of a river. Don't look for the Mississippi to stop flowing in your lifetime. ; )

[@samcoast]

She is phenomenal her voice some people voice get boring she never does.

[@badsnowman]

@@cezarcaruntu I was about to say the same same thing, but he came up with that Mississippi bullshit to get himself out of it 😅

[@KyleOzz]

@@ginogenero7972 Erm, The Mississippi river stops flowing at the Gulf of Mexico. It happens right now in our very lifetime. ; )

[@Magnus28k]

I feel like she doesn't get the recognition she deserves. She is such a talented musician. Better than a lot of the big musicians, but of course they get all the attention. Great song Birdy!

[@An-Alien-On-Earth]

I agree

[@jamesdamron1211]

She's not exactly a small time musician. She's been on a bit of hiatus for years.

[@Magnus28k]

​@@jamesdamron1211 You're right, but still. Most of her songs just haven't gotten the attention they deserve.

[@andrewgreen6429]

You’re right Magnus. I remember hearing Skinny Lover when it came out but lost touch with her after that. I’m into bands like U2 and Marillion but appreciate talent and Birdy has it by the bucket load.

[@nameisnick5523]

Don let the music industry pull her in, they will ruin her song. Let her be like this, and only recognised by those who understand and appreciate her talent.

[@eduardgunis4541]

She is one of the artists who can make an excellent performance just with the piano, her voice and charisma, without the need for expensive stage, light and sound industry. Brilliant song.

[@NaomiSchinteie2022]

Mkj dzz

[@user-fb6uc9du6s]

Yes, there a only a few artists in that range. Don't make the Mistakte to take her songs as some fine Background Music, young Birdy sings and the world stands still, a perfekt Singer/Songwriter/Composer and honest Performer, she makes the Listener think, she only sings for him alone. The only other Artist I memorize ist Mr. Elton John on his very first Album: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road. Greets, Jaanukka, musicaddict.❤

[@rickyedwardslmt]

Beautiful voice 🙏💙🙏

[@onepawatatime7925]

This is the music I go to when my soul is hurting. It makes me feel at home.

[@all4Hisgloryalone2Tim215]

This is the music I go to when I'm breathing. LoL. I love this woman.

[@nat926]

my soul needed this

[@amandabee3398]

Yes...

[@ThEgAmInG3Eak111]

hope you all good in these tough times just remember you will never be alone and you always have people around you also this amazing music🔥💙🙏🏼

[@dragonsonhigh2047]

This is the music I go to to make my soul hurt, lol. This is one of her best songs so far.🔥

[@andrewgreen6429]

You would never believe this girl was only 24. She performs with such maturity and class. Another brilliant song

[@mikejames4108]

*is 24

[@andrewgreen6429]

@@mikejames4108 yes sorry Mike, is 24 :-) She’s only 3 years older than my daughter.

[@An-Alien-On-Earth]

Is

[@jlm8699]

Just blown away by Birdy.. Moves my spirit... Love the way she is not over marketed

[@azardp7688]

Well said

[@mychannel-vn2vp]

I'm so obsessed with her music. Birdy, please never stop writing new music

[@hualaina6172]

Thank you Birdy, you’re like clear water, a wave of sunshine. We sunbath under your voice and music, thank you:)

[@rgCA_01123]

Such an old soul. You're truly a beautiful human being, Birdy ❤ Your songs and your voice are just unbelievable ❤

[@neilcusworth1764]

Welcome to the new world

[@davidrandall3978]

I still remember her first ever concert, Tabernacle in London, like it was yesterday. Grace is timeless.

[@An-Alien-On-Earth]

I was there to

[@may_be_travel]

I never write a comment usually, but for this masterpiece I have no other choice : Thanks you for putting the right words on our confused feelings. As a traveler's soul, like the blood of sailers which is mine, I am always far from my home, my country, my motherland, the feeling of homesickness often comes back in moments of weakness. Thanks to this song I come back to her, even as far as I am, that comforts me. Thanks you so much for the help you offer us with this wonderful melody and your voice that makes us travel back . From all of Brittany, Breizh, ma bro ("Brittany, my country" in breton), THANKS YOU - will never be enough to express my gratitude -

[@dragonsonhigh2047]

This is the kind of song that plays at the end scene of a movie where the main character is on a black train with a cushy red interior cutting through fields of emerald green on a partly cloudy day, head leaning against the window listening to the wheels ride along the tracks and watching the dew-covered grass dance in the morning breeze like a glistening fire while thinking about the other character who went through so much with them throughout the film's events/journey who took the train going the other direction. *BONUS* At the end of the song, the screen goes to black and a "in loving memory of..." subtitle for someone who died during production or for a late parental figure fades in, embracing the last few notes of the song before resting in a brief moment of silence until the next song starts and the credits roll.

[@sunflowercass2256]

I was thinking the same thing.. It honestly feels like i just finished a studio ghibli film and im watching the ending credits

[@poetryblues493]

Woah! Indeed! Indeed! The feels~

[@reidcaulfield3230]

really beautiful image

[@dragonsonhigh2047]

@@reidcaulfield3230 thank you!

[@ladymidnight80]

I prefer when is just her voice and the piano

[@Limerick502]

Just beautiful and uplifting.

[@annamckee8748]

i just moved away from home for the first time in my 24 years. thanks for this song; it makes me feel less lonely.

[@MahirTAN]

You are not lonely Anna we are here always to listen you

[@clemecccy2183]

@@husky9688 where I can get your song ?

[@seb6326]

This song is magic 😃😃

[@janpsillos5513]

Sometimes you're given a gift and know your purpose is to give it to others. It's a higher calling for old souls like Birdy. Sometimes it's lonely, but we're always where we're meant to be.

[@EamonnS]

I'm so thrilled Sir Elton John said Birdy's "Young Heart" album is "beautiful." Yup, I'm still listening!

[@aylana7562]

This simply is my favourite Birdy song and favourite live performance. I keep on listening & listening & listening to it. And keep feeling speechless and just moved moved moved.

[@almadiesis1174]

Will there ever be a time where i don't like one of your songs? 💕 It's amazing as always 💕💕💕thank you for your music 🙏🏻

[@Great20501]

Birdy gives me hope. Thank you birdy. Your the light at the end of the tunnel, theres something about you that amaze me when i hear you. Love always

[@awesomebeard1973]

Love everything about this woman. You never disappoint Birdy. This is beautiful, maybe my favorite of the new stuff. Your new songs are like a conversation from your soul with us. We appreciate the honor.

[@awesomebeard1973]

The person who gave this a thumbs down has no soul. Love you Birdy. I have 2 account this and all4hisgloryalone. If you seen my comments know this, you have brought an unspeakable joy to my heart just being you. Your personality, joy.and kindness in interviews, your songwriting, your voice, your piano playing, everything about you. Its impossible not to love you. God Bless you Birdy, and thank you for the joy you bring.

[@thebigbricks]

Exactly what i’m thinking. Love her too 💕

[@all4Hisgloryalone2Tim215]

@@thebigbricks Its me on my other account. I don't know how anyone could not like this. Makes me think its just trolls or people afraid to feel. Even if its not their kind of music, her performance was amazing. There should be ZERO thumbs down.

[@BigDaddy-vr2ut]

@@all4Hisgloryalone2Tim215 two accounts? Smh. What’s one too do with 2 accounts. 👏

[@all4Hisgloryalone2Tim215]

@@BigDaddy-vr2ut i use them for different purposes. One has my channel, the other is just for non-related commenting on music and stuff. See i can give nice answers to troll comments too. Be blessed.

[@all4Hisgloryalone2Tim215]

@@BigDaddy-vr2ut Btw its TO DO not TOO DO lol.

[@leighhubbard3454]

As a former soldier.If this song was played on the battlefield..I'd hope everyone would put their arms down and listen to this beautiful peaceful music!

[@Rose10717]

2023, Birdy is back❤ with her next wonderful music . ❤ Piano Sketches are beautiful.

[@Sonia-mp5mf]

I'm in love with her voice. Happy she's back

[@antonelloesposito2049]

I am also very happy that she is back.

[@cecilie13456]

This is basically the only song I need to listen to for the rest of this year.

[@robertomontgomery4570]

Love you Birdy,let's run like River does and fly away with your pretty wings little bird❤

[@rygarisfun8164]

This is a song that I never want learn about the “real meaning” of for fear that it would run against mine. This song is incredible. Props to Birdy and her other co-creators of this piece.

[@sandippaul468]

Birdy is like a hidden treasure, people who don't look deeply will not find her.

[@Rose10717]

💝Birdy is unique and the song is amazing.🎶 Why only 27,166 likes? Birdy deserved a lot more likes. Where are the 2.44 million subscribers?😍

[@sergiovarela1507]

Birdy Birdy this song kills me your masterful and sentimental interpretation is crazy, your soft and velvety hands on the piano keys, that is exquisite. Lovely birdy

[@user-if1dv2zt4c]

The music of Birdy is necessary in my life.

[@misterminutes4504]

No other words can describe, but maybe Divine and Heavenly will do.

[@Rose10717]

2023 and the wonderful songs must go around the world❤. The next beautiful songs came 14.7.2023 with her new CD. Unfortunately, the release has been postponed to August 18th😢😢

[@stevengaryballmoonbugmusic5455]

Jasmine you're never going to see this comment, regardless. Thanks to you and Audra Butts and others for writing this song. I heard it and time froze. I'm a former professional guitarist and spent many years on the road touring and I've experienced the loneliness and darkness never being home for friends and family spending holidays in hotels. Oddly enough many of us actually already suffer a degree of anxiety even growing up with wonderful families. It's probably inherent in artists with that allow ourselves to expose ourselves to our audience in performance but keep it inside otherwise. Still we have friends and love and happiness. My wife understands this love your music, your one of my absolute favorites. Young Heart is one of my desert island picks.

[@shoghikghazaryan2260]

Truly calm and beautiful. Thank you Birdy, for being just as you are.

[@sergiovarela1507]

You magnify my silence 🎶 with your voice, with your delicate hands playing the piano, with your music, with your songs. Your red hair, your beautiful blue eyes, your jeans and your conversations. You are very special and wonderful

[@Chris-gn5gu]

Easily my favourite artist ever. Love her! She was amazing in London last month

[@awesomebeard1973]

As I say on almost every post... she is rhe most beautiful woman alive. Please never change. You are a musical light in a sea of shallow hypersexualiz empty music.

[@mychannel-vn2vp]

couldn't agree more, she is beautiful in every aspect

[@sergiovarela1507]

Birdy magic woman ✨ 🎼🎙🎶🎶🌎

[@dwightmaciv4789]

She is so beatifull o ma jeeZ birdy your amazing i hope you read this and it makes you smile cause you bring smiles to ma face

[@danielakokan9420]

What a refreshment in this cold world to have Birdy's music ✨💫

[@taylorshort2512]

If my childhood could sing, this would be its song.

[@neilcusworth1764]

Does a anyone understand how deep this song is? God bless Birdy

[@sergiovarela1507]

Congratulations to Birdy today world music day 🎶 and the musicians. 👏 Pianist, singer-songwriter, great voice and best of all a great person. Felicitaciones a Birdy hoy día mundial de la música 🎶 y los músicos. 👏 🔉🎶🎵🎼🎹🌍💖 Pianista, cantautora, gran voz y lo mejor una gran persona.

[@Rose10717]

❤I'm happy to be able to enjoy Birdy's wonderful Ballads of Piano Sketches on KZbin.💕 Anytime, all day if I want.🎶😍

[@andrewthompson9072]

This will definitely be a song I put in my first kayak expedition video. Ty Birdy. Your voice is amazing.

[@joannesoper-cook5761]

This song resonated so powerfully with me. What a talent she is.

[@timjergolla1620]

Although the story of the song is not meant to sound like this, but the song gives me the feeling of christmas. It's a masterpiece .

[@leighhubbard3454]

Her voice takes you to a beautiful place!.x

[@peterjaszczyk8056]

The little Birdy got a Mystic touch 🙄👍Nice Song ,lovely voice 👌

[@MohamedElsayed-qh9eu]

Pretty sure it' gonna be as majestic and as angelic as ever 💙 thanks for making our world better with you voice ❤️

[@Robert-nn5nm]

Why can't other artists sing like Birdy ? You can hear her soul through her music. Love you Birdy 💓

[@Sarpa6]

Today is a special day for me .. You have magnified it, thank you Jasmine. 🦅

[@downsman1]

I listened intently, awestruck. This young lady is lavishly talented and makes it all seem so effortless, which is the sign of true genius. We should all treasure every sound that comes from her while we can. Shooting stars burn so brightly but never for very long!

[@luvenasusanto6938]

No other song touches my soul so deeply like this one

[@princeromealarde1940]

Birdy's songs is so soothing in the ear and make you feel at ease when you're feeling down. Her voice make you feel relaxed and calm. Wanna make you listen to it over and over again like a river does.

[@pascalnuevayork]

Every time I hear a new Birdy song at the piano, I'm moved to tears. What a wonderful singer...

[@QB941g]

Luv u Birdy! You look so much like my first crush in highschool!

[@stuartscovell45]

This is my favorite song of Birdys new EP released 6th Nov 2020. Since its release it's been on repeat constantly in my home. The most beautiful, heartbreaking, wonderful song that been released for a long long time . Thankyou for this amazing song Birdy and welcome back to the world of music with this song and all your wonderful music.

[@charlesbishop2704]

That’s beautiful…from the heart….what a talent. ❤❤

[@joshcairo8480]

Every day of waiting for new songs feels worth it for this one alone. Amazing talent. A moment of beautiful grace and warmth at the end of what has been quite a challenging, loud, chaotic, bitter year for nearly all of us. Thank you.

[@christopher1800]

Well said. Thank you.

[@esplorando-it]

_A true poetry!_ With two hands, meant to shape the land Just like a river does Just like a river does Another day breaks and I have to go away Run like a river does On and on like a river does

[@veggiedawg14]

Although we’ve never met, I feel like we’ve grown up together. Your music has meant to so much to me. It’s gotten me through so many hard times. But sometimes it’s like those songs have been claimed by past pain. It’s so fitting and beautiful that the new pain of this year has new music filled with hope from you to help me through. 💛 I’m so grateful for your art. 🙏🏻

[@ashmitadas1807]

This song has my heart 😭😭 Her voice is really a gift of God 🙏🙏❤️❤️

[@christianhaidacher8037]

With a voice like that all you need is a piano. Birdys talent is simply sensational! 👏❤

[@jackiehankin3859]

Thanks for keeping me sane through lockdown with your wonderful voice you are truly gifted please don't change keep doing what you're doing amazing!!!!!!!!

[@spruhapednekar2065]

I love her music so much! Since I was 14. Now I'm 21. Never fails to touch my heart

[@neilcusworth1764]

BIRDY is a great poet and musician

[@eduardodominguez-ot4gi]

I really appreciate you and your helping hands. I have seen your face in the heavens. ♥️Your awesome

[@CasperEgas]

Might be my favourite Birdy performance.

[@raymondfeliciano2539]

I need this album now!!! Beautiful song, beautiful voice, beautiful everything!

[@gianlucauva9239]

Congratulations you have a beautiful voice, one of those voices that can hardly be found and heard. I found your song by chance on KZbin a few days ago. Since then I have not stopped listening to your songs. You have a new fan from Italy. 🇮🇹❤️You are exceptional, exceptional

[@neilcusworth1764]

BIRDY you are light in the world welcome to the new world

[@leighhubbard3454]

Wings was an amazing song came across this beautiful track!.so glad Birdy is still brilliant!

[@brunoesequiel6833]

Love U, Birdy. ❤️ Come to Brazil 🇧🇷

[@escor93]

I do really love your music please don’t stop loving life we all love you

[@farismaulana6250]

Gosh I really love all her works, it fits in every mood in daily life! whether you're sad or happy, or falling in love, or heart broken.... Birdy really gets through everyone's heart in her way. much much Love from wherever you think I am! hope you're always healthy and in a good situation Birdy!

[@stevengaryballmoonbugmusic5455]

I absolutely get it. I wait for artists like this. Spent years on the road touring with the Satisfactions based out of Washington DC. Lived in hotels and rarely got back to Maryland. This is in many ways though metaphorically my theme song. Birdy, you are probably my absolute favorite artist.

[@sixtyfiveford]

Amazing talent.

[@romanystuart389]

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve heard in a very long time. I am completely mesmerized.

[@SaraBernes]

Hi! Did u hear her new song Loneliness!? Its so amazing, I just covered it 😊

[@FrankWilson-ny1is]

Beautiful day today may God bless you 😊 with many days 😂❤ love Frank

[@conorlee3391]

The lyrics are so beautiful. They built a world in my mind as I listened to the song. It's like watching a short film, but not with eyes, with ears instead.

[@edwinlooy6551]

So much more than Skinny Love. I am glad to check beyond that song and hear and see how beautiful your other songs are. It's so beautiful when you can make music so emotional that it hits your soul❤

[@sergiovarela1507]

I love everything in this video. It is full of small and delicate details. The stage, the shots of your delicate and beautiful hands on a tremendous piano, the dim lights, the powerful amplifiers, the plants, and you with your beautiful voice and your lips and your mouth and...everything at all I'm crazy about you Todo me encanta en este video. Esta lleno de pequeños y delicados detalles. El escenario, las tomas de tus delicadas y hermosas manos sobre tremendo piano, las tenues luces, los potentes amplificadores, las plantas, y tú con tu preciosa voz y tus labios y tu boca y...todo en absoluto Me encantas

[@user-lc1zh1bb3e]

She is amazing The most beautiful songs and lyrics I am on awe

[@kishuasnani5530]

Sometimes you want to go back in time,but you just can't for some reason.Birdy taught me how to flow.

[@barbregn5829]

She has a soulful and sweet voice. What a lovely talented artist.❤

[@sanskritikushwaha6746]

Such a beautiful song

[@belindakloppers3698]

Stunning... Soulful.... Emotional and Graceful.... thank you for sharing Birdy.... Love South Africa

[@sergiovarela1507]

Two beautiful hands softly playing the piano, red lips beautiful mouth charming blue eyes and deep gaze that describes a pure heart and soul full of happiness... it's Birdy the beautiful Birdy 🌷🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹 Dos manos hermosas tocando suavemente el piano, labios rojos hermosa boca ojos azules encantadores y mirada profunda que describe un corazón puro y alma llena de felicidad ... es Birdy

[@manasheeadhikary774]

Her voice along with the lyrics.. So touching!

[@aby_31_m25]

Quien más está enamorada de está mujer, Me encanta tu voz. creo que te amó 😍. tu vos emana tranquilidad 😌😘. If you read me give me a little heart please.😁

[@tavohgo4284]

Birdy soy tu fan #1 mexico 🥰❤️🇲🇽

[@dwightmaciv4789]

Love you from north carolina birdy your voice gives me wings .

[@dwightmaciv4789]

Im just gonna sit under this tree by this river for awhile and rest and take a deeep breath and maybe a nap

[@brunoesequiel6833]

Your voice calms me down. Your new job is too beautiful. Thank you so much for giving us beautiful music. Brazil loves you 🇧🇷😍❤️

[@catalopez2227]

Birdy eres la mejor❤️

[@lukynolukas8486]

I love her, voice and her personality so much...thank you Birdy and welcome back with great new songs..

[@carlydanyel5813]

stumbled upon this video today. beautiful song and voice. the chords and phrasing are beautiful! does it count if I like this 10 times?