When the eagle starts to fly - (eagle noise) We ask the questions why When the hawk, it does the screech - (hawk noise) Will we not know what it really means Come on, get your wings on Flap, flap, flap those wings Check, check, check that beat Glistening in the sun With some fresh fresh blood It has tracked some prey It has attacked from a distance (scatting) Oh what it means to be free Whether drifting on the ocean Whether drifting on the sea, yeah yeah Whether doing what you do Playing Scrabble online, oh yeah Whether you be some kind of clown (clown noises) Whether you be some kind of construction worker (jackhammer nosies) (Ah, f**) You gotta do what you do cause this is Brooklyn, yeah Brooklyn We're living in a sea of change The heat, the nexus of the world That's at least when you have some pride - it's the nexus of the world no matter where you live So we might as well pretend that this is where it is, oh yeah, come on child Get your beak on Get your flap flap, flap flap flap Flap flap, flap flap soar Flap flap, flap flap flap Flap flap, flap soar Flap flap-flap, flap-flap-flap Flap flap, flap flap soar Flap (hawk noise), flap (hawk noise) Flap (hawk noise), (eagle noise) Cause this is Canada Living in the land of maple leaf So take a ride With my girl Gotta say Tell me more (scatting) Take a little time, child Put yourself on another grid Locate yourself in time and space Use a reference point so you know exactly where you are Use Greenwich Mean Time, but in the meantime use a Caesium-Atomic clock for reference Because it's on a molecular level and the differential is very slight throughout millions of years It's a good thing to base your opinions on, yes I know, yes you know Get yourself together