Wednesday, 2 November 2016

Song Lyrics

Beautiful Birds
Intro - 22                                                                                                                               
21-26                           Do you remember when we were two beautiful birds
26-30                                                We would light up the sky when we'd fly
32-37                                 You were orange and red like the sun when it sets
37-41                                                                        I was green as an apple's eye
43-48                                          You said you loved all the songs that I'd sing
48-53                                                             Like nothing that you'd ever heard
55-59                                               And I said I loved you with all of my heart
59-1:03                                                          When we were two beautiful birds

(Instrumental) 1:03-1:27                                                                                                                                     

1:27-1:32              Do you remember when we were two beautiful birds
1:32-1:36                                   We'd sing when the morning would come
1:38-1:43              You were silver and blue like the moon when its new
1:43-1:47                                                             I was gold as a summer sun

1:50-1:54                                        One day you asked for a different song
1:54-1:58                                                            One that I just couldn't sing
2:01-2:05                         I got the melody sharp and the words all wrong
2:06-2:09                                                 Those were the last days of spring

2:13-2:17                   To build a nest we pecked feathers from our chests
2:17-2:20                                               Like a book tearing out every page
2:23-2:27                  We weren't to know that these feathers would grow
2:28-2:32                                                                         In to a beautiful cage


(Instrumental) 2:32-2:35                                         


The song depicts a relationship slowly breaking apart, showing someone who was once captivated by the singers songs and their music. Them being birds symbolizes the music they produce as songbirds are iconic of their songs. 
When their relationship stated to go sour, the singer is asked to do too much, "One day you asked for a different song, One that I just couldn't sing" this symbolizes the decay of their love.
The last paragraph shows that their relationship has 'caged' them, despite being made out of something 'beautiful'.                                                                                        

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