Lyrics
Blackbird in the night backwards in the sky
Describes a blackbird flying backward in the night sky.
Flying through the night
The bird continues flying through the night.
Spinning in the time looking for a home
The bird is searching for a home or a place.
Looking for a place
Continuing the search for a place or belonging.
Looking for a branch or a leaf or a trace
Looking for any indication of a home, like a branch or a leaf.
Silent in the night spiral out of sight
Quietly disappearing from sight while spiraling in the night.
Shooting through the sky
Speeding through the sky.
Diving through the ice
Diving swiftly through the ice.
Blackbird in the night way above the sea
The bird is high above the sea.
Piercing through the stars
Trying to find a path towards the speaker.
Find your way to me
Encouraging the bird to find its way to the speaker.
Coming up empty surround my sound
The speaker feels unfulfilled, lacking something.
And nothing's left high def
Everything seems clear but lacks depth or meaning.
I'm okay with it i got nothing to say
The speaker accepts the emptiness and has nothing significant to express.
No place to be other than right where I am
There's nowhere else to go; the speaker is content being where they are.
I'm okay with it coming up empty
Reiterating acceptance of feeling unfulfilled or lacking.
And I searched and dug deep
The speaker has searched extensively and deeply.
Give up just can't squeeze
Despite efforts, the speaker cannot find what they seek.
Chasing a feeling for all of these years
Pursuing a feeling or sensation for many years.
Ascribing this meaning
Assigning significance or meaning to experiences.
To make depth and dimension or
Trying to create depth or substance.
Retire and ride out on my past inventions
Considering retiring or moving on from past creations.
We been through a lot up on that mountain top
Referencing shared experiences on a mountain top, some enduring, some not.
Some survived some couldn't handle the pain
Some couldn't handle the pain of the experiences.
Jumping off the train before you had
Choosing to leave before experiencing something.
A chance to hear the rain
Missing an opportunity to experience something important.
Fizzle on the windowsill
Describing a fizzling sensation on a windowsill.
Drizzle on the window pane
Light rain on the window glass.
Now you got that widow chill
Feeling a chill associated with being alone or without someone.
Now you got that widow pain
Experiencing pain related to loss.
More frigid than an icicle
Describing extreme coldness, emotional or physical.
Colder than a winters day
Emphasizing the coldness of a winter's day.
Riding on your bicycle all around BK
Moving around Brooklyn on a bicycle.
Coming up empty surround my sound
Reiterating the feeling of being unfulfilled or lacking.
And nothing's left high def
Everything seems clear but lacks depth or meaning.
I'm okay with it i got nothing to say
The speaker accepts the emptiness and has nothing significant to express.
No place to be other than right where I am
There's nowhere else to go; the speaker is content being where they are.
I'm okay with it coming up empty
Reiterating acceptance of feeling unfulfilled or lacking.
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