Bird of the Summer Lyrics

Lyric discussion by keereerar 

Cover art for Bird of the Summer lyrics by A Fine Frenzy

what is the brown headed bird, with a five letter name, that she's singing about?

i can't think of what birds fly south for the winter that fit that description. haha kind of nerdy question i guess.

I think "A brown headed stranger, with a five-letter name" refers to the guy she was in love with for the summer rather than a bird.

Geese.

i'm sorry but i died laughing from reading this. it is pretty obvious she is using the bird as a metaphor for a guy she has a summer fling with.