Caught Offguard

Written by Briyan Fredrick ℗ by Blind Mime Music, ASCAP | briyanfrederick.com © Briyan Fredrick Baker. All rights reserved. Briyan Fredrick: instrumental track made with Tapegerm Improv DAW (tapegerm.org/app) with source audio by Chris Phinney (Free Loop Pack 003), Insecta Sonic (Free Loops 14), International Garbageman (Open Loop Directory), Virus Factory (Free Loop Pack 007. Lyric, voice model and sunoai arrangement. Caught Offguard A little bird came flapping Tapping on my window (tapping) What is that (I kept on asking) As the little thing just kept on tapping So I opened up the god damned window Asked the bird, uh, what did he know The stupid bird just kept repeating Tweeting, tweeting then duly retreating [chorus] Caught offguard I didn't know Caught offguard I know, I'm slow Caught offguard I'm all tripped up By getting caught Offguard… I'm caught I'm often oblivious to the obvious But I digress, it's odd to confess That promises broken without a thought Are just the ones that get you caught [chorus] Caught offguard I didn't know Caught offguard I know, I'm slow Caught offguard I'm all tripped up By getting caught Offguard… I'm caught [bridge] Pray tell, my ugly duckling Will my swan amount to something Far more lovely than the dawn and morning Far more loving than if I saw it coming A little bird came flapping Tapping on my window (tapping) What is that (I kept on asking) As the little thing just kept on tapping And just like that I'm back to dreaming Writing words and hardly screaming Ensared in my own brain dead fog That befriends me like another dog [chorus] Caught offguard I didn't know Caught offguard I know, I'm slow Caught offguard I'm all tripped up By getting caught Offguard… I'm caught