Lyric discussion by theparasprinter 

Cover art for Birds Fly lyrics by They Might Be Giants

hmm. I believe this oldie is about getting busted. i'm not sure what the "good luck charm" is, perhaps it is refering to handcuffs hanging from the narrator's wrist. we will never know the reason why this person got arrested, but the use of forensics got him busted for something. -"And the microscope reveals the scope Of my very best intentions (best intentions)".

The event of a bird flying into somebody's windshield is a sad yet often unavoidable situation. perhaps the narrator felt that he could not avoid doing this, and the thoughts falling from his thoughts means that he had no idea what he was thinking when he did this. the tiny lights could be flashlights or interrogation lights shining directly upon this man's face, for he is in police custody.