Hey I’m a fish out of water
A lamb to the slaughter
A moth to the flame
Hey I’m just a bird on a wire
Just a coal in the fire
Just a face and a name
Hey I go chasing thunder
Go dancing under
Go falling free
Hey I go running in circles
Like baby turtles
Down to the sea
Down to the sea
Hey I’m just rust to a handle
I’m breeze to a candle
I’m a choice you can’t choose
Hey I’m just a little bit later
I’m yesterdays paper
I’m yesterdays news
Hey I go chasing thunder
Go dancing under
Go falling free
Hey I go running in circles
Like baby turtles
Down to the sea
Down to the sea
Morning sun keep on shining
Trees they’re climbing
Tall and free
Searching but never finding
Rivers winding to the sea
A lamb to the slaughter
A moth to the flame
Hey I’m just a bird on a wire
Just a coal in the fire
Just a face and a name
Go dancing under
Go falling free
Hey I go running in circles
Like baby turtles
Down to the sea
Down to the sea
I’m breeze to a candle
I’m a choice you can’t choose
Hey I’m just a little bit later
I’m yesterdays paper
I’m yesterdays news
Go dancing under
Go falling free
Hey I go running in circles
Like baby turtles
Down to the sea
Down to the sea
Trees they’re climbing
Tall and free
Searching but never finding
Rivers winding to the sea
Somewhere they don't belong or somewhere new to someone. As 'a fish out of water'. Means not where you are supposed to be , it is unusual or your the odd one out. The idiom of a fish out of water also means this.
'A coal in the fire' suggests that he is wasted ,common and like every one else is being used for the fire. 'Just a face and a name' also suggests this as he is nothing special , ordinary and unimportant
'I'm breeze to a candle ' could mean they could put people down but it could also mean they are stronger than someone else
'Trees they're climbing ' is a form of personification as trees can't climb