| Ben Howard – Rookery Lyrics | 4 years ago |
| I believe that this song represents a sense that the world is not as it should be and the young spirit of trying to fix all of the worlds problems. The birch tree is one of the problems he sees that the other person thinks is "in it\'s rightful place" or deserved. In other words, people who don\'t feel the need to help change things. \n\nThe rooks represent a particular issue he thinks he can solve. "they don\'t half bother me," means they drive him crazy, "clawing at my mind with every given opportunity." He was told to go change it then, "go ahead you should go shoot them down."\n\nThe chorus then turns to the realization that he cannot solve this problem that has long existed. "That\'s me, shooting at a hundred year old rookery...The definition of futility." \n\nSo he just goes on with life with weather, wine, and nice company. The closing lines are puzzling at why these problems grasp him as they do. "You don\'t have ideas, ideas have you". \n\nThen again, there probably isn\'t any of that meaning intended and I\'m part of the futile crowd that over interprets Ben\'s songs. Bloody rooks. | |
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