Birds are extremely specific creatures, so his "mind being blind" could again be him being close-minded and overly specified, like a bird.
2> Unless one bird is a predator of another, different types of birds will sit on any given tree in harmony and their songs kind of mix together until it's a loud chatter. Again, with the closed/open mindedness thing, once he "trains his eyes to see," he won't notice people's specificities and they'll mesh with the beauty of everything....insert more flowery, cheesy sentences here...">
On The Other Side Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by freethegoldfish | SongMeanings
Birds are extremely specific creatures, so his "mind being blind" could again be him being close-minded and overly specified, like a bird.
2> Unless one bird is a predator of another, different types of birds will sit on any given tree in harmony and their songs kind of mix together until it's a loud chatter. Again, with the closed/open mindedness thing, once he "trains his eyes to see," he won't notice people's specificities and they'll mesh with the beauty of everything....insert more flowery, cheesy sentences here..." />
"I will train my eyes to see"
Obviously, he's judgemental, so...forcing himself to be open minded
"And my mind is as blind as the birds on a tree"
Now that I look at it again, this just seems like a struggle to rhyme, but I think it could be taken one of two ways:
1> Birds are extremely specific creatures, so his "mind being blind" could again be him being close-minded and overly specified, like a bird.
2> Unless one bird is a predator of another, different types of birds will sit on any given tree in harmony and their songs kind of mix together until it's a loud chatter. Again, with the closed/open mindedness thing, once he "trains his eyes to see," he won't notice people's specificities and they'll mesh with the beauty of everything....insert more flowery, cheesy sentences here...
Personally, I love it.
Juicebox:
"I will train my eyes to see" Obviously, he's judgemental, so...forcing himself to be open minded
"And my mind is as blind as the birds on a tree" Now that I look at it again, this just seems like a struggle to rhyme, but I think it could be taken one of two ways:
1> Birds are extremely specific creatures, so his "mind being blind" could again be him being close-minded and overly specified, like a bird.
2> Unless one bird is a predator of another, different types of birds will sit on any given tree in harmony and their songs kind of mix together until it's a loud chatter. Again, with the closed/open mindedness thing, once he "trains his eyes to see," he won't notice people's specificities and they'll mesh with the beauty of everything....insert more flowery, cheesy sentences here...