Hmm, well I came here to clarify what I thought it meant and I didn't find anything I agreed with, so here's what I think, because of the way it relates to me and I my life.
So he's interested in a girl (my little bird) that is going through some tough times, possible with family, and ex, is dying (what I think), or what have you. First of all he's talking about taking a "little bird" in and nursing it, and then telling (presumably the girl) to come in and lie down. In the chorus he talks about how he's really scared to jump into anything with her "And it's not complete yet, mustn't get our feet wet, 'Cause that leads to regret, diving in too soon," and he really wants to, but he doesn't want to ruin any chance they might have by rushing what he thinks he wants right now.
The first verse is why I think it's about a girl he's in love with that's dying. Now, he's obviously not talking about taking care of a bird, but her at this point "If we take a walk out, in the morning dew, We can lie down, so I'm next to you, Come inside for a little home made tea," now here's what leads me to think she's dying "And if you fall asleep, at least you're next to me, And if I wake up, say it's late love, go back to sleep, I'm covered by nature, and I'm safe now, Underneath this oak tree, with you beside me." he's talking about laying with her, for eternity, being with her until she's dead, which to me is the purest form of love, but it eats him up inside, so he cant help but sing about it.
The ending I'm little unsure of, because it seems up to this point he either is going to be with her until she dies, or was with her until she dies, until the final verse where he says "And of all these things I'm sure of, I'm not quite certain of your love,You make me scream, then I made you cry,When I left that little bird with its broken leg to die" Now, all this says to me, is he was with her, trying to help fix her, doing everything in his power to help her get better (no matter what it was, I personally think dying, but there's a million other things it could be) and they didn't work out, and so he feels guilty leaving her in the mess he found her, and his presence just making it worse, but he wants her to know that in the moment though, when they were together, he did love her deeply, and wanted to fix everything and make the world shine for her.
Hmm, well I came here to clarify what I thought it meant and I didn't find anything I agreed with, so here's what I think, because of the way it relates to me and I my life. So he's interested in a girl (my little bird) that is going through some tough times, possible with family, and ex, is dying (what I think), or what have you. First of all he's talking about taking a "little bird" in and nursing it, and then telling (presumably the girl) to come in and lie down. In the chorus he talks about how he's really scared to jump into anything with her "And it's not complete yet, mustn't get our feet wet, 'Cause that leads to regret, diving in too soon," and he really wants to, but he doesn't want to ruin any chance they might have by rushing what he thinks he wants right now. The first verse is why I think it's about a girl he's in love with that's dying. Now, he's obviously not talking about taking care of a bird, but her at this point "If we take a walk out, in the morning dew, We can lie down, so I'm next to you, Come inside for a little home made tea," now here's what leads me to think she's dying "And if you fall asleep, at least you're next to me, And if I wake up, say it's late love, go back to sleep, I'm covered by nature, and I'm safe now, Underneath this oak tree, with you beside me." he's talking about laying with her, for eternity, being with her until she's dead, which to me is the purest form of love, but it eats him up inside, so he cant help but sing about it.
The ending I'm little unsure of, because it seems up to this point he either is going to be with her until she dies, or was with her until she dies, until the final verse where he says "And of all these things I'm sure of, I'm not quite certain of your love,You make me scream, then I made you cry,When I left that little bird with its broken leg to die" Now, all this says to me, is he was with her, trying to help fix her, doing everything in his power to help her get better (no matter what it was, I personally think dying, but there's a million other things it could be) and they didn't work out, and so he feels guilty leaving her in the mess he found her, and his presence just making it worse, but he wants her to know that in the moment though, when they were together, he did love her deeply, and wanted to fix everything and make the world shine for her.
Or it's about a fucking chicken?
Or it's about a fucking chicken?