Bird on a Wire
Freedom's Struggle: A Bird's Midnight Confession
Lyrics
Like a bird on the wire
Feeling constrained or restricted, like a bird on a wire.
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
Comparing oneself to a drunk in a midnight choir, possibly suggesting a sense of disorder or chaos.
I've tried in my way to be free
Expressing an attempt to achieve freedom in one's own way.
Like a worm on a hook
Feeling vulnerable or trapped, like a worm on a hook.
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
Comparing oneself to a knight from an old-fashioned book, possibly alluding to a sense of chivalry or nobility.
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
Saving personal treasures or efforts for someone special.
If I've been unkind
Acknowledging potential unkindness and requesting forgiveness.
Please just let it go by
Asking others to overlook unkind actions.
If I've been untrue
Acknowledging the possibility of being untrue, possibly to oneself.
It was never to you
Clarifying that any untruthfulness was not directed at a specific person.
Like a baby, stillborn
Using the metaphor of a stillborn baby to convey a sense of loss or failure.
Like a beast with his horn
Comparing oneself to a beast with a horn, possibly depicting inner struggles or conflicts.
I've torn everyone who reached out for me
Describing a tendency to push away those who try to connect or help.
If I've been unkind
Reiterating the acknowledgment of potential unkindness.
If I've been untrue
Reiterating the acknowledgment of potential untruthfulness.
But I swear by this song
Making a solemn oath by the song and admitting wrongdoing.
And by all that I've done wrong
Acknowledging mistakes and expressing a commitment to make amends.
I will make it all up to thee
Promising to rectify any wrongs and make up for them.
Unkind, untrue
Repeating acknowledgment of being unkind and untrue.
It was never to you
Reiterating that any untruthfulness was not directed at a specific person.
Comment