Fiery Crash Lyrics

Lyric discussion by zeze22 

Cover art for Fiery Crash lyrics by Andrew Bird

Geez, folks... especially you, elsey- you people are reaching...

The song's about fear of flying and the superstitious compulsion that we have to play out the worst case in our minds to keep it from happening.

Lou Dobbs, CNN etc.- this just airport imagery...

"Breeding superstition A fatal premonition You know you got to envision The fiery crash

..It's just a formality Why must I explain? Just a nod to mortality Before you get on... a plane."

Beautiful stuff, though...

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