Too Many Birds Lyrics

Lyric discussion by richardjen 

Cover art for Too Many Birds lyrics by Bill Callahan

This song is about finding out his girl cheated on him . Many cultures refer to male parts as birds . Then there was another bird in the tree , then there was the last bird , the bird that broke him and he had to fly away , leave , and sleep on stone , cause without her love everything was cold and hard , and that wasn't the last place he found rest . In his pain he wanted to stop his heartbeat , to die , to escape the pain , and rest . At least this is how I see the song play out in my mind .

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