I'm your only friend
I'm not your only friend
But I'm a little glowing friend
But really I'm not actually your friend
But I am

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you?
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I have a secret to tell
From my electrical well
It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells
So the room must listen to me
Filibuster vigilantly
My name is blue canary, one note spelled L-I-T-E
My story's infinite
Like the Longines Symphonette, it doesn't rest

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you?
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

I'm your only friend
I'm not your only friend
But I'm a little glowing friend
But really I'm not actually your friend
But I am

There's a picture opposite me
Of my primitive ancestry
Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free
Though I respect that a lot
I'd be fired if that were my job
After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts
Bluebird of friendliness
Like guardian angels it's always near

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you?
Make a little birdhouse in your soul
Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

While you're at it
Keep the nightlight on inside
The birdhouse in your soul

Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you're at it)
Who watches over you? (keep the nightlight on inside the)
Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul

Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch (and while you're at it)
Who watches over you? (keep the nightlight on inside the)
Make a little birdhouse in your soul (birdhouse in your soul)

Not to put too fine a point on it
Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet
Make a little birdhouse in your soul


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Birdhouse In Your Soul Lyrics as written by John S. Linnell John C. Flansburgh

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    My Interpretation

    TMBG fans, This is for your entertainment and consideration! Enjoy:

    Enjoying this song with you using my Spiritual or "Christian" mindset beyond it's surface lyrics, without quoting the entire song, Here's a lyric by lyric breakdown of my "Birdhouse In Your Soul" interpretation:

    I'm your only friend (*in Proverbs 18:24 in the bible, God refers to himself as our true friend or "friend that sticks closer than a brother")

    I'm not your only friend

    (God the Father, God the Son --Jesus, and *God the Holy Spirit = the Holy trinity)

    But I'm a little glowing friend

    (*The Holy Spirit and Jesus -- Matthew 1:21 "and the glory of the Lord shone around them." in John 9:5 Jesus said "'While I am in the world, I am the light of the world.'" and people who have faith and the Holy spirit within them Glow.)

    But really I'm not actually your friend But I am

    (Our parents are our friends; God is with us very close, in us, and all around us, but we cannot see him. "I am" is God's name in the bible. See Exodus 3:14 "God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’”

    Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch Who watches over you (*Birds are biblical symbols of faith, hope and the Holy Spirit. see Luke 3:22 Having faith and reading the bible is being "plugged in" or "connected")

    Make a little birdhouse in your soul (*Have faith and hope within you/perserverence)

    Not to put too fine a point on it (*Putting it to you gently ....)

    Say I'm the only bee in your bonnet (God is jealous and wants you to be his, and he wants to be your only God! John 14:6 "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me."

    Make a little birdhouse in your soul (*Have faith and build hope)

    I have a secret to tell From my electrical well (*The singer/songwriter, as God, has a secret to tell us here from the depths of his soul/personal spirit. Internally we are forces of electrical activity)

    It's a simple message and I'm leaving out the whistles and bells (He's telling us that his message is simple and not complex)

    So the room must listen to me Filibuster vigilantly (*God's saying "Listen up everyone! Get ready for a radical change!!")

    My name is blue canary one note spelled l-I-t-e ("I'm God" John 8:12 When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the Light of the World..")

    My story's infinite Like the Longines Symphonette it doesn't rest (*God reference! Hebrews 13:8 "Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and Forever")

    Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch Who watches over you (*This is God -- "his eye is on us like it is on the sparrow ...")

    There's a picture opposite me Of my primitive ancestry (*God is reflecting and looking back at past events)

    Which stood on rocky shores and kept the beaches shipwreck free (*In Christian doctrine and artwork God compares himself and is presented as a Light house beconing to us and "shining the way for us to come home")

    Though I respect that a lot I'd be fired if that were my job (*God in the old testament is seen as different in the new Testament; Jesus is God with us!)

    After killing Jason off and countless screaming Argonauts (*Jason and the Argonauts is Greek literature, presented here for relevance, but this line reminds me of the story of Joshua and the Battle of Jericho)

    Bluebird of friendliness (*Jesus/The Holy Spirit -- Jesus said in John 13:35 "By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” )

    Like guardian angels its always near (*Jesus in Matthew 28:20 "And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”)

    "and while you're at it Keep the nightlight on inside the Birdhouse in your soul" (And remember to always Keep The Faith and Stay hope filled!)

    QuincyGaineson November 17, 2011   Link

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