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My Bird Performs Lyrics
Fine art never moved my soul
No vintage wine designer clothes
But my world shakes for me
My bird sings sweetly
A different kind of tinsel
Decorates my tree
Yes my bird performs
A thousand Cheshire cats
Grin inside of me
Yes my bird performs
There she goes
Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold
The drama stage and the high brow prose
But my world shakes for me
My bird sings sweetly
The brightest fireworks
Are lighting up my sky
Yes my bird performs
The cage is open
But she's no desire to fly
'Cause my bird performs
There she goes
And you keep saying what you got
You keep saying what you got
Look out!
No vintage wine designer clothes
But my world shakes for me
My bird sings sweetly
A different kind of tinsel
Decorates my tree
Yes my bird performs
A thousand Cheshire cats
Grin inside of me
Yes my bird performs
There she goes
Shakespeare's sonnets leave me cold
The drama stage and the high brow prose
But my world shakes for me
My bird sings sweetly
The brightest fireworks
Are lighting up my sky
Yes my bird performs
The cage is open
But she's no desire to fly
'Cause my bird performs
There she goes
And you keep saying what you got
You keep saying what you got
Look out!
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If I'm not mistaken, I believe this is pretty simple. The songwriter is a musician. The other arts/interests such as fine art, vintage wine, designer clothes, poetry are of little to no interest, as he is a musician/singer. That's what has him grinning inside like a thousand Cheshire cats. He is content with his art of music. After the second time he sings, "Yeah, my bird performs...there she goes", a synth, I believe, plays a high pitched melodic sequence like the chirping melody of a bird. It's a form of word painting in music. It's really a direct analogy of him singing us the song we are listening to. "The cage is open but she's no desire to fly", means he is pleased with staying in his profession and singing/performing for people. "You keep saying what you got", is a reference to him continuing to write music, play bass, sing and perform. Lastly, as the trumpet becomes more prominent toward the latter part of the song, it not only reflects the "bird" singing but also gives us a very triumphant feeling that the songwriter/musician/singer, Colin Moulding, undoubtedly feels success with what he has and will continue to accomplish with music.
One of their prettiest songs.
Makes me go all :-DDDDD