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Bird with a Broken Wing Lyrics

So I walk alone down the darkest roads
Cause I've always known how the story goes
When the curtain falls I'll be wearing thin
Clawing at the walls as they're closing in
In this twisted plot I was destined for
I'm an astronaut on the ocean floor
So misunderstood 'till the bloody end
How I wish I could do it all again

It feels like I'm a lone survivor
Forgotten in a dark and deadly world
And on my own I walk alone
To see the sun again I'd give anything
But life demands a final chapter
A story that we all must leave behind
It's do or die, and this is mine
The anthem of a bird with a broken wing

It's another night of the living dead
Like a viper bite in a spiderweb
It's so deathly dark in the alleyway
And a bleeding heart makes you easy prey
I would run and hide for the afternoon
With the butterfly in the panic room
Though I won't be missed, I would say it's time
For a different twist in the story line

It feels like I'm a lone survivor
Forgotten in a dark and deadly world
And on my own I walk alone
To see the sun again I'd give anything
But life demands a final chapter
A story that we all must leave behind
It's do or die, and this is mine
The anthem of a bird with a broken wing

(The anthem of a bird with a broken wing)

It feels like I'm a lone survivor
Forgotten in a dark and deadly world
And on my own I walk alone
To see the sun again I'd give anything
But life demands a final chapter
A story that we all must leave behind
It's do or die, and this is mine
The anthem of a bird with a broken wing

(The anthem of a bird with a broken wing)

(The anthem of a bird with a broken wing)

Tell the world I know that my mind is made
It's a hard show, but I'm not afraid
Though I won't be missed, I would say it's time
For a different twist in the story line
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Cover art for Bird with a Broken Wing lyrics by Owl City

To me, this song is a powerful anthem of never giving up, no matter how out of place you feel. “Astronaut on the ocean floor” and “Bird with a broken wing” are contradictions between someone’s dreams and their reality. Someone who wants to fly but is limited to staying on the ground, but continuing to press on until the day they can fly again—and choosing to make the most of it. They can’t fly, but they can still sing, and sing they will.

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Inspiration
Perseverance
Dreams
Struggle
Hope
Resilience
Cover art for Bird with a Broken Wing lyrics by Owl City

Holy hoehoes he said "though I won't be missed." everyone knows he will be missed if he ever left.

 
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