Great song. I think a bird is a metaphor for a woman. I think the first verses are about some lover that disappointed and left him. But then he find a little girl and she loves him (probably more than the opposite). The sadness of the leaving of his first lover is gone (old dark) because he found her (a star). In the last strophe I think the love with his second lover didn't work as well and he stole her heart. Then, he needs to find a field of birds (more and more lovers) because his relationships aren't coming out (or he is hurt or he hurts). Of course, my interpretation.
Great song. I think a bird is a metaphor for a woman. I think the first verses are about some lover that disappointed and left him. But then he find a little girl and she loves him (probably more than the opposite). The sadness of the leaving of his first lover is gone (old dark) because he found her (a star). In the last strophe I think the love with his second lover didn't work as well and he stole her heart. Then, he needs to find a field of birds (more and more lovers) because his relationships aren't coming out (or he is hurt or he hurts). Of course, my interpretation.