If You Were a Bluebird
Melancholy Wings: Emmylou Harris' Bluebird Reflections
Lyrics
If you were a bluebird you'd be a sad one
If you were a bluebird, you would be a sorrowful one.
I'd give you a true word
I would offer you a genuine word, but you've already received one.
But you've already had one
Continuing the theme of the bluebird, suggesting a prior experience of sadness.
If you were a bluebird,
Reiteration of the hypothetical scenario of being a bluebird.
You'd be crying
As a bluebird, you would be shedding tears.
You'd be flying home
Expressing the idea that, as a bluebird, you would be returning to a place of comfort or familiarity.
If you were a raindrop,
If you were a raindrop, you would sparkle like a rainbow.
You'd shine like a rainbow
Continuation of the raindrop metaphor, emphasizing brightness and beauty.
And if you were a train stop,
If you were a train stop, the conductor would sing in a low tone.
The conductor would sing low
Imagining a musical quality associated with the metaphorical train stop.
If you were a raindrop,
Repetition of the raindrop metaphor, focusing on the descending nature and calling back home.
You'd be falling
As a raindrop, you would be descending and calling towards home.
You'd be calling home
If you were a hotel
If you were a hotel, you would be an impressive and luxurious one.
Honey, you'd be a grand one
Considering the scenario of facing challenges, questioning if one could endure difficulties.
But, if you hit a slow spell,
Do you think you could stand one
-If you were a hotel,
If you were a hotel, I would rely on your presence as a source of comfort.
Well I'd lean on your doorbell
Expressing a desire to associate with the metaphorical hotel and consider it as a home.
I'd call you my home
If I was a highway,
If I were a highway, I would run parallel to you.
I'd stretch alongside you
Continuing the highway metaphor, suggesting support and assistance in overcoming dissatisfactions.
I'd help you pass by ways
Helping navigate through challenging situations that may have caused discontent.
That had dissatisfied you
If I was a highway,
If I were a highway, I would extend and bring you back home.
Well I'd be stretchin'
Reiteration of the highway metaphor, emphasizing the idea of bringing the person home.
I'd be fetchin' you home
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