| Iron & Wine – Flightless Bird, American Mouth Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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This song IS a beautiful piece of art, created before "Bella" was known to anyone, let alone the world. This song was not created for the movie, it preceded it. Kristen Stewart selected it. This forum is about the meaning of songs, not some movie. Why be embarrassed to like something without having to defend it? Who cares what strangers in public think of you? What matters is what you think of yourself. Iron and Wine, the topic here, is an artist with brilliance balanced by humility and introspection. You're missing out on a lot if you don't open yourself to this - in my humble opinion. This is not my favorite I&W song, but I hold it it proudly as a classic piece of art. So what if people think I'm a Twilight fan? Never seen any of the movies, I just praise one of my favorite artists I've been fortunate enough to find. Don't iron and whine, just iron and wine... |
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| Iron & Wine – Flightless Bird, American Mouth Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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My take* I was an innocent child who believed he had all the answers. I was superficial, searching for all the wrong things that I thought would bring happiness. Everyone wanted a piece of what I believed was really me. All they really wanted was to benefit from the person I blindly thought myself to be. When I realized my own delusion of myself, and who I am, I began to change into the person I truly am, the person I want to be, the person I've always been, but couldn't see through the eyes of my own unawareness. Confused, I sought a way to make sense of my confusion, my pain. Desperately, I clung to anything to help confirm who I am. I wanted all this pain to be just in my mind, not real. Am I the me I think I am? I don't have that internal strength I need. I'm jealous of blissful ignorance. It is better to not have to deal with my demons. And this is so hard to come to terms with - who I thought I was versus who I really am. Did I lose myself? I can lose myself so easily. All it takes is a crutch to ease this pain. This pain is endless, my safety exists only when I'm alone in my safe place. I enable my self-pity. But can't ignore it forever. I know that I can't forever hide, but the temptation is so inviting to forget the pain away. The pain always creeps back in. It ruins everything I know isn't, but want to believe, is true. I try to forget, so many ways, any way to make me believe I am masking my hurt away, using a pleasant veil so maybe they will believe. Then maybe I can, too. Am I the me I think I am? I don't have the strength to fight it anymore. I'm aware, but the awareness is so painful. But maybe I can just lose myself, one more temporarily gratifying time. All it takes is a crutch to ease this pain. *Admittedly, I haven't yet read all the comments. That said, fair or not since I didn't read all the comments, this is how I "get" this song. |
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| My Morning Jacket – Phone Went West Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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This song is under the guise of anal sex. But(t) actually about forbidden love or regret. Aptly done. I'd totally regret taking one up my arse. |
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