Both the image of birds and bruises and the pounds of flesh (which suggest ruthless collection of an obligation or debt) hint at a pretty unhealthy relationship, and yet the chorus tries to suggest a really good life being abandoned. Maybe a song about people who don't know how much they hurt each other.
Both the image of birds and bruises and the pounds of flesh (which suggest ruthless collection of an obligation or debt) hint at a pretty unhealthy relationship, and yet the chorus tries to suggest a really good life being abandoned. Maybe a song about people who don't know how much they hurt each other.