As the Birds Are
Unveiling Freedom's Echo: Jess Williamson's Musical Journey
Lyrics
Oh to be as the birds are
Expressing a desire to live freely and carefree like birds.
Unburdened by loneliness
Desiring liberation from the weight of loneliness.
Oh to be a shining star
Aspiring to be a radiant and distant presence without regrets.
So far away with no regret
Yearning for a life far removed from past mistakes or guilt.
Oh to live in some photograph
Longing to exist in a happy and love-filled memory.
Smiling and in love
Recalling a moment of joy and love captured in a photograph.
Far from where I said all that
Reflecting on a time when spoken words were regrettable.
Shit about freedom
Expressing remorse for previous remarks about freedom.
Annie, put your weapon down
Addressing someone named Annie, urging to lower a metaphorical weapon.
I saw you last night, you were runnin round
Observing Annie in a recent encounter, possibly distressed.
With them coyotes hollerin in the city streets
Describing Annie's presence amidst urban chaos with howling coyotes.
They don't lay a hand on me
Confidently asserting personal invulnerability to external threats.
Fancied myself the exception
Believing to be an exception to various norms or standards.
To almost any rule
Recognizing a self-perceived exemption from common rules.
Youth is wasted on the young
Reflecting on the notion that young age is often not appreciated or utilized.
I was exceptionally cruel
Acknowledging past cruelty in behavior, possibly related to youth.
Like any person I am insecure
Admitting personal insecurities common to all individuals.
You never judged me for that mountain
Grateful for not being judged for a metaphorical mountain of insecurities.
You gave me love, I wasn't woman enough
Recognizing receiving love but feeling inadequate as a woman.
I just drank up the fountain
Acknowledging a failure to appreciate and absorb the given love.
Annie, put your weapon down
Reiterating the plea for Annie to drop metaphorical defenses.
I saw you last night, you were runnin round
Observing Annie again, possibly still distressed or unsettled.
With them coyotes hollerin in the city streets
Describing Annie's presence in a chaotic city environment.
They don't lay a hand on me
Reasserting personal invincibility against external threats.
They don't lay a hand on me
Emphasizing the continued lack of impact from external forces.
They don't lay a hand on me
Repeating the assertion of personal invulnerability.
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