I think THE TOP is one of the Cure's most underrated, misunderstood albums. If you truly delve into it with an open mind (and lots of chronic/other hallucinageens help), you will discover that the album has it's moments, exemplified by this song. The Cure were so free then. Robert allowed himself to unravel. He sang us his visions and his dreams. In this song I think Birdmad Girl is a metaphor for drugs -- as in birds fly hiigh ~ a la Birdmad and don't we always refer to drugs with female psudonyms -- Mary Jane, Tina, Kitty...
I think THE TOP is one of the Cure's most underrated, misunderstood albums. If you truly delve into it with an open mind (and lots of chronic/other hallucinageens help), you will discover that the album has it's moments, exemplified by this song. The Cure were so free then. Robert allowed himself to unravel. He sang us his visions and his dreams. In this song I think Birdmad Girl is a metaphor for drugs -- as in birds fly hiigh ~ a la Birdmad and don't we always refer to drugs with female psudonyms -- Mary Jane, Tina, Kitty...