Little Bird

It's about a controlling boyfriend. she's his bird and he's caging her up for his own.

Yeah, St. Francis of Assisi preached to birds, look it up if you want (it might be spelled "Assissi"). He had nothing to lose because he had already commited himself to poverty before he started talking to animals. It sort of contradicts Shameless' idea though, so the rest of the song doesn't make any sense now.

I think it does... He's kidnapping a girl who won't like him, and who he can't have any other way. When she's there, if she doesn't play along, he's going to teach her a lesson. He has nothing good in his life besides her, so he's willing to chance taking her, because he can't go without her.

i think shameless hit the nail on the head with that one. this is my single favourite song by The White Stripes...so good :D

anyone else notice how this riff is basically the "Death Letter" riff backward? Fast notes before three slow ones...and "Death Letter" is three slow notes before fast ones

yea i noticed that too....weerd umm i agree with wats already been said im takin u and if u dont like it, tough he really wants this girl, and is doing everything in his power to keep her

jack said live that this song was about st. frances hmm...

yea i just barely remember St. Francis from church its slipped my mind by now im gonna have to talk to my friend Molly about this....hmmm

out of every song with "little" in the title on each album, this definatly the best also around 2 minutes into the song meg and white do thier signature "gutiar riff vs. drum banging" where they both get faster and faster thrn finally fall back into the orignal pace and nicely spotted weezday with this and death letter both songs seemed the same to me but i just thought it was the 12 bar blues niceee and amazing song

o srry i meant jack and meg not white and meg