Whooping Crane
Seeking Redemption: A Journey Through Nature's Symbols in Lyle Lovett's Whooping Crane
Lyrics
I think I'll look around for a whooping crane
I have the intention to search for a whooping crane.
I think I'll look around for a whooping crane
Reiteration of the intention to search for a whooping crane.
What do ya think this pain has got me?
Expressing the speaker's pain and seeking understanding.
You think I'm uptight but I'm not
Denying being uptight but acknowledging the search for a whooping crane.
It's just that, I look around for a whooping crane
Reiterating the reason for the speaker's demeanor: searching for a whooping crane.
And I can't find one
Expressing difficulty in finding a whooping crane.
So, I think I'll look around for a drinking stream
Expressing the intention to search for a drinking stream.
I think I'll look around for a drinking stream
Reiteration of the intention to search for a drinking stream.
They say you turned the water to wine
Referring to a biblical miracle of turning water into wine.
And they must have been right this time because
Suggesting that the miracle might be true, given the speaker's search for a drinking stream.
I look around for a drinking stream but I can't find one
Expressing difficulty in finding a drinking stream despite the belief in the miracle.
Mighty red man painted ponies brown
Reference to Native American imagery with painted ponies and fallen eagle feathers.
Fallen eagle, feathers on the ground
Symbolism of loss and destruction in Native American culture.
And the bullets they spin your dreams around
Highlighting the impact of bullets on dreams and identity.
And they paint your face on the penny brown
Symbolizing the devaluation of a person, likened to a face on a penny.
So, I think I'll look around for the Yellowstone's
Expressing the intention to search for Yellowstone's (perhaps natural beauty).
I think I'll look around for the Yellowstone's
Reiteration of the intention to search for Yellowstone's.
Set your eyes on the eagle's flight,
Encouraging to focus on the eagle's flight as a divine perspective.
Cause the, the eyes of god have lost their sight
Suggesting a loss of divine sight and insight.
I look around for the Yellowstone's, but I can't find none
Expressing difficulty in finding Yellowstone's despite the encouragement.
Mighty red man painted ponies brown
Repetition of Native American imagery with painted ponies and fallen eagle feathers.
Fallen eagle, feathers on the ground
Reiteration of the symbolism of loss and destruction.
And the bullets they spin your dreams around
Emphasizing the impact of bullets on dreams and identity once again.
And they paint your face on the penny brown
Reiterating the devaluation of a person, depicted as a face on a penny.
So I think I'll look around for a whooping crane
Reiteration of the intention to search for a whooping crane.
I think I'll look around for a whooping crane
-What do ya think this pain has got me?
Repeating the expression of pain and seeking understanding.
You think I'm uptight but I'm not, it's just that
Denying being uptight and reiterating the reason for the search: a whooping crane.
I look around for a whooping crane and I can't find one
Expressing continued difficulty in finding a whooping crane.
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