God is a Magpie
Discovering Divine Wisdom: God as a Magpie Reveals Life's Simple Truths
Lyrics
With a wish tied to each wrist
Expressing the presence of wishes tied to each wrist.
The grown up child in me exists
Acknowledging the coexistence of the grown-up and childlike aspects within the speaker.
When bearded man and boy permit
Referring to interactions between a bearded man and a boy that allow for the speaker's existence.
I wish I was a wish I was a wish I was away
Desiring to be away, perhaps escaping or transcending current circumstances.
Atop a hill I climbed to play
Recalling a childhood experience of playing on a hill.
I looked around and got afraid
Feeling fear upon surveying the surroundings during the play.
My stomach dropped yet still I stayed
Despite fear, choosing to stay in the current situation.
A wish I was a wish I was away
Reiterating the desire to be away, emphasizing the wish.
I felt the tracks and from the trees
Sensing tracks and having a conversation with a magpie in the woods.
A magpie had a word with me
Encountering a magpie and engaging in communication with it.
He told me that I once was he
Learning from the magpie that the speaker once was the magpie.
A wish I was away
Reiterating the wish to be away, linking it to the revelation about the speaker's past identity.
Magpie gestured with a nod
The magpie making a gesture, indicating something important.
It became clear that it was God
Realizing that the magpie is a representation of God.
Had I met God atop a hill
Reflecting on meeting God on top of the hill.
A wish I was away
Reiterating the desire to be away, despite the encounter with God.
God said keep it simple friend
God advising to keep things simple and emphasizing the speaker's limitless nature.
Your limitless there is no end
Stating God's unconditional love for the speaker.
I love you unconditionally
Reiterating the wish and expressing a sense of being a way or a path.
A wish I am a way
Descending from the hill with dirty knees, symbolizing a humble return to reality.
So I climbed down with mucky knees
Continuing the journey without being a target for criticism or negativity.
No lightning rod of effigies
Avoiding negative influences or conflicts, represented by a lack of effigies or lightning rods.
Only a magpie on a breeze
Encountering only a magpie on the breeze, a positive and free-spirited presence.
A wish I was away
Reiterating the wish to be away, suggesting an ongoing desire for transcendence.
I kept on walking
Continuing the journey, walking forward in life.
Long story short
Summarizing a prolonged personal journey with the intention of forging one's own path.
Intent on mapping my own course
Expressing the determination to define and follow one's own course.
That message came straight from the source
Attributing a message received directly from the ultimate source, possibly referring to God.
A wish I am a wish I am a wish I am a wish I am a way
Reiterating the wish to be a way, emphasizing the speaker's role as a path or guide.
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