Lyrics
Before the world heard you, heaven already spoke
Before they saw your fire, I saw the smoke
Before they knew your name, I knew your soul
Before they saw your rise, I saw the goal
Before they knew your strength or your word
I knew you first, my little brother J Bird
Johnny was the name heaven trusted first
Placed in your spirit before the world rehearsed
Before they saw strength, before they saw flame
Before J Bird ever became your name
I watched identity settle in your walk
Confidence lived in the way that you talked
You didn't become, you revealed your flame
Purpose was always tied to your name
Rapping wasn't effort, it was natural release
Like truth found rhythm just trying to speak
Every line carried breath from your chest
Every word carried proof you was already blessed
You didn't chase sound, sound came correct
You didn't force presence, presence gave respect
You didn't ask space, space already knew
Because heaven made sure the world saw you
J Bird, your legacy and name will always remain
Still see your light through all my days
Still feel your presence in unseen ways
J Bird, your legacy remains
J Bird, you forever reign
Heaven and earth still speak your name
Nothing about you was ordinary or plain
J Bird, you forever reign
You made me a big sister the moment you arrived
Gave me responsibility wrapped inside pride
I didn't just love you, I covered your name
Prayed over your life before you knew pain
I saw greatness resting quiet in your bones
Even before you knew how much you'd grown
You carried a light that refused to dim
Heaven wrote strength deep within
You trusted my voice in ways unspoken
You never saw me as weak or broken
You saw me as steady, you saw me as true
That kind of belief, only brothers do
You used to laugh and say to me red girls are played out