Lyric discussion by crusades 

Cover art for Birdwatcher lyrics by Malcolm Middleton

how are there no comments on this yet? god, this song is absolutely flawless. one of the best song, ever. and i really, really mean that.

anyway, it's obvious what it's about. this is from the point of view of the guy, who's been watching this girl for quite some time from a distance at some sort of bar or club(hence the man on piano), he knows her a little bit, but she doesn't know much about him. he's absolutely in love with her but, of course, he's too much of a pussy to do anything about it.

the name is so called because in scotland(where malc's from), they call women "birds".

the only discrepancy i see with this is the "i sat her down and said goodbye" part. oh well, can't win 'em all.