Bye Bye Blackbird
Farewell to Desolation: Bye Bye Blackbird's Bittersweet Journey
Lyrics
No one here can love or understand me
Feeling unloved and misunderstood by those around
Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me
Receiving unfortunate tales or experiences from everyone
Pack up all my cares and woe, here I go, winging low
Deciding to leave behind all worries and sorrows, flying away
Bye, bye, blackbird
Saying goodbye to the blackbird, possibly symbolic of leaving troubles behind
Where somebody waits for me
Anticipating someone who awaits their arrival
Sugar's sweet, so is she
Describing the sweetness of both sugar and the awaited person
Bye, bye, blackbird
Reiterating the farewell to the blackbird
No one here can love or understand me
Reaffirming the feeling of being unloved and misunderstood
Oh, what hard luck stories they all hand me
Continuing to receive tales of misfortune from others
Make my bed and light the light, I'll arrive late tonight
Preparing for rest and signaling a late arrival tonight
Blackbird, bye, bye
Another farewell to the blackbird
Bye, bye, blackbird
Repeating the goodbye to the blackbird
Where somebody waits for me
Reaffirming the anticipation of someone waiting
Sugar's sweet, so is she
Describing the sweetness of both sugar and the awaited person again
Bye, bye, blackbird
Final goodbye to the blackbird
No one here can love or understand me
Reiterating the feeling of being unloved and misunderstood
Oh what hard luck stories they all hand me
Continued reception of unfortunate stories from others
Make my bed and light the light, I'll arrive late tonight
Repeating the preparation for rest and late arrival
Blackbird, bye, bye
Concluding farewell to the blackbird
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