I Built Myself a Metal Bird Lyrics

Lyric discussion by dcom 

Cover art for I Built Myself a Metal Bird lyrics by A Silver Mt. Zion

This kind of reminds me of the end portion of "Ring Them Bells (Freedom Has Come and Gone)". I see this as from the point of view of someone flying some sort of aircraft ("metal bird") and being too high and disconnected from the actual act of murder during a bombing run. They are "virtueless in he white smoke" of the craft as they watch the "little star" explosion of the impact. Just my interpretation.

p.s. waiting anxiously for someone to post the lyrics for the rest of the songs on this album, haven't yet ordered my vinyl copy.

Efrim introduced this song live once saying (not in so many words) that it's about how the early Victorian craft movement relates to the modern day Aerospace field. Ha! Take that as you will.