Give It Away
Unveiling the Currency of Love: Andrew Bird's Poetic Reflections
Lyrics
Did you give it away
Reflecting on whether something valuable was given away
Did you give it away for free
Questioning if the valuable item was given away without charge
Don't you give it away
Advising against giving it away
Let's try to keep it in the family
Suggesting keeping things within the family or close-knit group
I know you know desolation
Acknowledging awareness of feelings of emptiness or loneliness
Coming home with your pockets full of sand
Returning home with emptiness, possibly after a fruitless journey
I know it's no vacation
Recognizing that life is not always enjoyable
Now you're plowing your tiny patch of land
Currently working on a small piece of land, perhaps symbolic of personal endeavors
In a nation under your command
Being in control of a nation or a situation
Did you give it away
Repeating the question about giving something away
Yeah I gave it away
Acknowledging that something valuable was given away
Did you give it away for free
Repeating the question about giving something away for free
What would you have us pay?
Asking what price should be paid for what was given away
I didn't know that your love was a commodity
Realizing that love was treated as a commodity, not fully appreciated
What about appreciation
Raising the question of whether appreciation was considered
That depends on your depth and density
Stating that the level of appreciation depends on the depth and density of the relationship
What about inflation
Asking about the impact of inflation, possibly in emotional terms
Your charts and graphs don't mean a thing to me
Disregarding the significance of charts and graphs in the context of the relationship
In your nation with its worthless currency
Describing a nation with a devalued or worthless currency
Would you hide in the hay
Asking if one would hide in the hay, possibly suggesting escapism or seeking solace
Would you hide in the hay with me
Proposing to hide in the hay together
Won't you hide in the hay
Encouraging someone to hide in the hay
Where it's dark and we can scarcely breathe or see
Describing a dark and suffocating place for hiding
Assured asphyxiation
Suggesting a dangerous situation of assured suffocation
Where the foxes and field mice make their dens
Depicting a place where animals create their homes
Death by association
Referring to death as a consequence of association with this place
I swore I'd never take anyone there again
Swearing not to bring anyone to this place again
To this nation
Referring to the nation again, possibly as a metaphor for a troubled state of being
A nation under your command
Reiterating control over the nation or situation
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