Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Five day forecasts bring black tar rains and hellfire
While handpicked handler's kid gloves tear at the inseams
Their Halliburton attaché cases are useless
While scotch guard Macintoshes shall be carbonized
Now they're offering views of exiting empires
Such breathtaking views of Scythian empires
Scythian empires, horsemen of the Russia steppes
Scythian empires, archers of an afterthought
Routed by Sarmations, thwarted by the Thracians
Scythian empire
(Whistle solo)
Scythian empires, exiting empires
Scythian empires, exiting empires
Routed by Sarmations, thwarted by the Thracians
Scythian empire
Kings of Macedonia, Scythian empire
While handpicked handler's kid gloves tear at the inseams
Their Halliburton attaché cases are useless
While scotch guard Macintoshes shall be carbonized
Now they're offering views of exiting empires
Such breathtaking views of Scythian empires
Scythian empires, horsemen of the Russia steppes
Scythian empires, archers of an afterthought
Routed by Sarmations, thwarted by the Thracians
Scythian empire
(Whistle solo)
Scythian empires, exiting empires
Scythian empires, exiting empires
Routed by Sarmations, thwarted by the Thracians
Scythian empire
Kings of Macedonia, Scythian empire
Lyrics submitted by venisonslurpee, edited by Danny6612, john108200, sokorny
Scythian Empires Lyrics as written by Andrew Wegman Bird
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First, this guy is extremely talented MUSICIAN. Competent on a variety of instruments, inventive composer, sweet whistling, charming voice, etc, etc. Undoubtedly after a quick perusal of the lyric sheet he's well educated too.
What I take issue with is the fact that most of his songs seem to share an arrogant, elitist, urbane sensibility carefully designed to cater to his audience, without ever having the balls to come out and make his political statement. He not-so-artfully regurgitates a laundry list of historical references, exalting the current generation of the people of the Middle East by hamfistedly trying to connect them to a class of nomads last heard from over 1000 years ago. Thereby, Messr. Bird can sit back and say "ah, how clever am I" while his "This American Life" fanbase can scurry to the internet to decipher his ridiculous attempt at artistic statement....
Let's see, war waged by pathetic Neo-Cons against a noble people. Neo-cons are complete assholes...that about sums it up.
Not to come off like Bill O'Reilly. There's no denying that current events offer any artist a ripe area for creative statement. The message of this song doesn't offend me personally or politically, but it does offend me as a fan of songwriting. I don't even like most punk, but at least the political songs are direct and convey the requisite urgency necessary to make music relevant in a political sense. Bird's songs are just blase, jerk-sessions, designed to cater to the urban college students/grads who lap up all the "Bush lied people died" sub-intelligence and then go out and buy iphones and order $10 drinks at whatever bar/club/lounge is trendy in their neighborhood.
Seriously, I understand if you like Andrew Bird but re-read these lyrics and I dare you to make an argument that the message doesn't come off slightly arrogant and assholish.
It seems that he is, in fact making a political statement more over-reaching than just an admonishment of current politics, but a reminder that our culture, like all cultures are transient and our "greatness" likely to be reduced to a few curious artifacts. He contrasts modern cultural artifacts with those of antiquity. I'm surprised, or maybe I missed it, that no one has mentioned the line about "exiting empire".<br /> <br /> <br /> It's ironic that you call this song arrogant and "assholish" as I think this is the very thing his song warns against becoming.<br /> <br /> The running contrast throughout the song is "exiting empire" and "scythian empire": our empire with all of it's modern trappings is as transient as any and a little humility would serve us well. What will the "view" of this "exiting empire" look like 3000 years after it's demise?
I believe you are right (see my interpretation above)...exactly. The proud new generation that prances around saying they are "informed" and pretending to give a shit.<br /> <br /> Also when you boil it down, your one sentance interpretation is spot on.<br /> <br /> But look at things this way. There are exceptions to what I am about to say (2pac and michael franti who don't sacrifice artistry for directness), but in Bird's genre of music upfront politically charged lyrics would not fit. He sacrifices a lot of message for artistry.<br /> <br /> Thats a sad thing when people brush off artists like Bird as just artists. It would do people some good to heed their words.<br /> <br /> But I don't agree with you on this: that educated artists like Bird should pander to the anti-intellectual culture created in part by the neocons and partly by the pop-culture which they participate in.