This song means something completely different to me, and it seems very different to the accapella version. To me it's about a girl who doesn't want to love because she's cold and can't love for whatever reason (perhaps hurt in the past, perhaps she just doesn't believe in love)
"Well, I didn't tell anyone
But a bird flew by,
Saw what I'd done.
He set up a nest outside
And he sang about what I'd become."
[He saw her, fell for her and knew she was so closed-off but wouldn't stop trying to get through to her.]
"He sang so loud, sang so clear.
I was afraid all the neighbors would hear,
So I invited him in just to reason with him.
I promised I wouldn't do it again."
[He was persistent, wouldn't let her go, so she tried to reason with him, tell him she couldn't be with him.]
"But he sang louder and
Louder inside the house
And now I couldn't
get him out.
I trapped him under a cardboard box
Stood on it to make him stop.
Picked up the bird and battled with him
I said, "That's the last song you'll ever sing."
Held him down, broke his neck,
Taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget.
But in my dreams began to creep
that old familiar, "Tweet, tweet, tweet."
[She pushed him away as much as possible, she didn't want anyone to know about how much he loved her. She tried to fight it as much as she could. But soon she realised she was thinking of him more often, she'd hear him everywhere, she starts falling for him.]
"I opened my mouth to scream and shout.
I waved my arms and flapped about,
But i couldn't scream and I couldn't shout,
Couldn't scream and I couldn't shout.
The song was coming from my mouth.
From my mouth..."
[She tried to do the usual and fight it all again, by 'screaming and shouting' and pushing him away as always, but instead she heard a 'tweet tweet' from her own mouth, because she was singing the birdsong back. She was falling for him even though she never thought she would fall for anyone.]
This song means something completely different to me, and it seems very different to the accapella version. To me it's about a girl who doesn't want to love because she's cold and can't love for whatever reason (perhaps hurt in the past, perhaps she just doesn't believe in love)
"Well, I didn't tell anyone But a bird flew by, Saw what I'd done. He set up a nest outside And he sang about what I'd become."
[He saw her, fell for her and knew she was so closed-off but wouldn't stop trying to get through to her.]
"He sang so loud, sang so clear. I was afraid all the neighbors would hear, So I invited him in just to reason with him. I promised I wouldn't do it again."
[He was persistent, wouldn't let her go, so she tried to reason with him, tell him she couldn't be with him.]
"But he sang louder and Louder inside the house And now I couldn't get him out. I trapped him under a cardboard box Stood on it to make him stop. Picked up the bird and battled with him I said, "That's the last song you'll ever sing." Held him down, broke his neck, Taught him a lesson he wouldn't forget. But in my dreams began to creep that old familiar, "Tweet, tweet, tweet."
[She pushed him away as much as possible, she didn't want anyone to know about how much he loved her. She tried to fight it as much as she could. But soon she realised she was thinking of him more often, she'd hear him everywhere, she starts falling for him.]
"I opened my mouth to scream and shout. I waved my arms and flapped about, But i couldn't scream and I couldn't shout, Couldn't scream and I couldn't shout. The song was coming from my mouth. From my mouth..."
[She tried to do the usual and fight it all again, by 'screaming and shouting' and pushing him away as always, but instead she heard a 'tweet tweet' from her own mouth, because she was singing the birdsong back. She was falling for him even though she never thought she would fall for anyone.]
Beautiful song.
hmm...never thought of it that way. very clever! :)
hmm...never thought of it that way. very clever! :)
I think it's "picked up the bird and above the din..." not battled with him (: I love this song
I think it's "picked up the bird and above the din..." not battled with him (: I love this song