That's Just How That Bird Sings
Melancholic Melodies: The Tale of a Singing Bird
Lyrics
See the morning light
Observation of the morning light.
It breaks the sky to the East
Describing the dawn breaking in the eastern sky.
Hear the birds above
Noticing birds announcing the arrival of light.
Announcing the light
Birds symbolizing the breaking of light like rays of love.
Like rays of love
Emphasizing the positive and warm nature of light.
Hear the one who sings
Introducing a singing bird amid the darkening western sky.
As darkness clouds the Western sky
Highlighting darkness in the western sky.
The one who sounds as though
Describing the bird's sound, possibly expressing sorrow.
He's weeping for his long lost lover
Suggesting the bird weeps for a lost lover.
He's alone and sad
Depicting the bird as alone and melancholic.
He betrays the bluest sounds
Indicating a betrayal or deviation from the expected sounds.
Coming down
Imagery of emotions descending, perhaps symbolizing sadness.
Over the rooftops, into your dreams
Visualizing sounds traveling over rooftops into dreams.
That's just how that bird sings
Summarizing the unique singing style of the bird.
All the way until
Continuation of the bird's singing until nighttime.
The heat of the nighttime still
Reference to the stillness of nighttime heat.
At that hour
Emphasizing a particular hour in the nighttime.
All of the dreams devour the senses
Suggesting dreams consume the senses at that hour.
Mothers keep your child
Advising mothers to protect their children.
Far from home, they will roam
Warning that children may roam far from home.
Run to trouble first
Encouraging a proactive approach to facing trouble.
It is what they thirst for
Describing a thirst for trouble or challenges.
To quench their sorrow
Suggesting that trouble is sought to alleviate sorrow.
He's alone and sad
Reiteration of the bird's loneliness and sadness.
He betrays the bluest sounds
Repeating the notion of a betrayal through sound.
Coming down
Recurrence of descending sounds over rooftops.
Over the rooftops, into your dreams
Reaffirming the connection between the bird's sounds and dreams.
He will sing despite the approaching night
Anticipating the bird's singing despite approaching night.
As though you know just what he means
Suggesting the bird's singing holds a known meaning.
I suppose
Expressing uncertainty or contemplation.
That's just how that bird sings
Reiterating the unique and unchanging nature of the bird's song.
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