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Bird of the Summer Lyrics
You came with the season, as the first swallow sang
A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name
We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow
My feet sprouted wings and i flew all the way home
My cheeks red like fire engines racing
Straight to the heat of your skin
And I know our days are numbered,
Early bird of the summer
You'll fly south just as the fall begins
The leaves changed their colors and the schoolyards were filled
My coat with the patches barely keeps out the chill
You sent me a postcard from a town out of state,
I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same
The fields where we wandered were golden
Now only muddy my boots
And I know I should recover,
You're a bird of the summer,
I was wrong to try and capture you
Flight
Flight
I met someone walking at a park by the lake
he don't fly like we did but he won't fly away
Gone is the pale hand of winter
Here is the first flush of may
And soon I will discover
Whether birds of the summer
Fly in circles or just fly away
A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name
We planted our kisses where the wild berries grow
My feet sprouted wings and i flew all the way home
Straight to the heat of your skin
And I know our days are numbered,
Early bird of the summer
You'll fly south just as the fall begins
My coat with the patches barely keeps out the chill
You sent me a postcard from a town out of state,
I wish it were warmer and I hope you're the same
Now only muddy my boots
And I know I should recover,
You're a bird of the summer,
I was wrong to try and capture you
Flight
he don't fly like we did but he won't fly away
Here is the first flush of may
And soon I will discover
Whether birds of the summer
Fly in circles or just fly away
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I think the obvious metaphor is the summer fling, but I think this can also reply to a relationship that was "real", could have lasted a while but was doomed from the start. She had a relationship with this person who she loved, it obviously didn't last, so she found someone who "won't fly away". This new person is loyal to her, but doesn't elicit the same feelings as the the first person did. The last part is a bit ambiguous to me, it sounds like maybe she is waiting to see if he will come back to her, and she might leave the current man to go back to him.
apply* not reply. Where is my brain
apply* not reply. Where is my brain
Ah summer love
I think this is the best song of the new album.
I agree.
I agree.
Such a beautiful song.
this is my favorite song on the cd.
So beautiful. Summer romance is wonderful, yet heartbreaking.
what is the brown headed bird, with a five letter name, that she's singing about?
i can't think of what birds fly south for the winter that fit that description. haha kind of nerdy question i guess.
I think "A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name" refers to the guy she was in love with for the summer rather than a bird.
I think "A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name" refers to the guy she was in love with for the summer rather than a bird.
Geese.
Geese.
i'm sorry but i died laughing from reading this. it is pretty obvious she is using the bird as a metaphor for a guy she has a summer fling with.
i'm sorry but i died laughing from reading this. it is pretty obvious she is using the bird as a metaphor for a guy she has a summer fling with.