Even Here We Are Lyrics

Lyric discussion by mohammad11 

Cover art for Even Here We Are lyrics by Paul Westerberg

A song for all the beautiful losers with whom Paul identifies. Even here we are.

Says while you can dig the song of the bird up in the sky, but to me of the scream of the earthbound is more attractive.

I think this is based on Carson Mccullers' Heart is a Lonely Hunter. The protagonist is John Singer (Paul). The blind girl is a character from that too. Scream of the man who never learnt to fly is another character who could not break away from his situation.

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