I would say, offhand, that it's about pessimism. The "they" in the song are the people who always see the worst in things: it's turning to autumn, all the trees are dying, the weathers going... and the birds are leaving us. I think I'll throw out that the birds could mean hope. When things go to pot, "they" in the song thing there is no hope for the thing. But theres still one bird left, even if you can't see it, that means there is still a chance.
The "they see the sun go down but they don't see it rise" is a great lyric! It kinda means... the sun going down means it's gonna turn to night, and everything's gonna go dark. I guess you can see how this links in with the whole pessimism theme?
Oh man, I just heard this song and it is so good!
I would say, offhand, that it's about pessimism. The "they" in the song are the people who always see the worst in things: it's turning to autumn, all the trees are dying, the weathers going... and the birds are leaving us. I think I'll throw out that the birds could mean hope. When things go to pot, "they" in the song thing there is no hope for the thing. But theres still one bird left, even if you can't see it, that means there is still a chance.
The "they see the sun go down but they don't see it rise" is a great lyric! It kinda means... the sun going down means it's gonna turn to night, and everything's gonna go dark. I guess you can see how this links in with the whole pessimism theme?