This Bird Has Flown
Farewell Dreams: Unraveling the Bittersweet Symphony of 'This Bird Has Flown'
Lyrics
As I stand here before you
Expressing being present and ready to communicate.
There's not much left to say
Indicating a lack of words due to an impending departure.
I have known for a while you'd be leaving
Awareness of the imminent departure for a while.
I won't ask you to stay
Respecting the decision to leave without pleading to stay.
But I hope your road is one of laughter
Wishing for the traveler's journey to be joyful.
'Cause it's the sweetest sound I have known
Describing laughter as a cherished, pleasant sound.
I'll keep your cage forever after
Metaphorically referring to keeping memories of the departed.
Even though I know
Despite understanding, acknowledging the departure.
This bird has flown
Accepting that the person has left, moving on.
This bird has flown
Reiterating the departure of the person.
You always said I was a dreamer
Recalling being called a dreamer by the departed.
I guess I thought you were one too
Believing the departed also shared similar dream-like qualities.
Now you're gone, but I'm still dreaming
Even after the departure, maintaining dreams involving the person.
And all my dreams are still of you
Continuing to dream exclusively about the departed individual.
I still see you walking down the aisle
Imagining the departed in a wedding scenario.
All dressed in white with flowers in your hair
Visualizing the departed in wedding attire with flowers.
And I try to stay there for a while
Trying to prolong the dream-like scenario.
'Cause i know that when I wake up
Realizing the departure upon waking up from the dream.
You won't be there
Acknowledging the absence upon awakening.
You won't be there
Reiterating the absence after waking.
So I turn to higher powers
Turning to desperate measures, seeking divine intervention.
Like all desperate men do
Emphasizing the extreme situation by resorting to prayer.
And I pray to a God I don't believe in
Expressing doubt while praying to a deity.
To deliver me from you
Asking for release or relief from thoughts of the departed.
But faithless prayers are rarely answered
Noting the lack of answers to faithless prayers.
Just as well I'm already on my knees
Accepting the futility of praying without belief.
I'm just another Doubting Thomas
Comparing oneself to Doubting Thomas, skeptical and seeking proof.
A disciple who can't believe
Feeling akin to a disciple who struggles to have faith.
Until he sees
Expressing the need for evidence or proof.
Until he sees
Reiterating the desire for confirmation or evidence.
Now you are somewhere across the water
Highlighting geographical separation between the speaker and the departed.
I am still in London town
Remaining in the original location while the other person has departed.
And I note on my way past St Stephen's
Observing rainfall near St Stephen's, emphasizing the constant rain.
That the rain, the rain's still coming down
Noticing the ongoing rain in the area.
And the rain is never-ending
Describing continuous rainfall without a break.
In these borrowed days
Referring to a period of time as borrowed or temporary.
That spring finds hard to trust
Implying skepticism or difficulty in trusting during this temporary period.
I guess the rain was trying to tell us
Suggesting that continuous rain symbolizes neglected love.
Love left untended
Explaining that love, when ignored, deteriorates or becomes rusty.
Tends to rust
Emphasizing the consequence of neglect on love.
Tends to rust
Reiterating the impact of neglect on love.
Tends to rust
Highlighting the persistence of the consequence of neglect on love.
Tends to rust
Emphasizing the enduring consequence of neglect on love.
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