Orphan
Navigating Life's Uncharted Flight Paths
Lyrics
How does a sparrow know more than I?
Questioning how a sparrow has more knowledge than the speaker.
When the mother is gone, it learns how to fly
Highlighting the sparrow's ability to learn to fly when the mother is absent.
With no direction, its wings in the wind
Describing the sparrow's uncertainty, with wings in the wind and no clear direction.
How does a bird know more than I?
Raising the question of why a bird seems to understand more than the speaker.
How does the winter know to hold on
Asking how winter persists despite fear and the absence of flowers.
When it's scared of it's shadow and flowers are gone?
Depicting sleeping leaves longing for springtime songs.
The leaves all lay sleepin', prayin' to hear spring-time songs
Emphasizing the endurance of winter and the resilience of nature.
How does the winter know to hold on?
Reiterating the question of how winter continues despite challenges.
Nobody told me what I should do
Expressing uncertainty when faced with challenges and upheavals.
When the world starts to rumble and shake under you
Describing a moment when the world is unsettling and shaking beneath the speaker.
How does an orphan find its way home?
Pondering how an orphan discovers the way home without guidance.
Reach out with no hand to hold
Expressing the difficulty of reaching out without someone to hold onto.
How do I make it alone?
Questioning how to navigate life alone.
What keeps a river runnin' that way?
Raising the question of what sustains a river's consistent flow.
Is it slave to the ocean, a wild runaway?
Contemplating if a river is controlled by the ocean or follows its wild course.
Does it shed a tear, all who have drowned in its wake?
Suggesting the possibility of the river mourning those who have drowned in it.
What keeps a river runnin' that way?
Repeating the inquiry about what maintains a river's direction.
Nobody told me what I should do
Reflecting on the absence of guidance when facing upheavals.
When the world starts to rumble and shake under you
Describing a moment of instability and uncertainty in the world.
How does an orphan find its way home?
Reiterating the theme of an orphan's search for home without clear direction.
Reach out with no hand to hold
Expressing the challenge of reaching out without support.
How do I make it alone?
Questioning how to navigate the journey of life without companionship.
Nobody told me what I should do
Repeating the sentiment of not receiving guidance during tumultuous times.
When the world starts to rumble and shake under you
Emphasizing the upheaval in the world and the lack of guidance for the speaker.
I am an orphan a long way from home
Declaring the speaker as an orphan far from home.
And I reach out with no hand to hold
Expressing the challenge of reaching out without someone to hold onto.
How do I make it alone?
Reiterating the question of how to navigate life alone.
How does a sparrow know more than I?
Recalling the earlier comparison with a sparrow, questioning the speaker's own understanding.
When the mother is gone, it learns how to fly
Echoing the idea that a bird learns to fly when the mother is absent, emphasizing the theme of independence.
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