Bird on a Wire
Freedom's Flight: A Melodic Tale of Redemption
Lyrics
Like a bird on the wire,
Feeling constrained or restricted, like a bird tethered to a wire.
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
Being in a vulnerable and chaotic state, similar to a drunk person in a choir at midnight.
I have 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 trapped or ensnared, drawing a parallel to a worm on a hook.
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
Comparing oneself to a character from an old-fashioned book, possibly suggesting a sense of chivalry or a code of honor.
I have saved all my ribbons for thee.
Saving one's precious things for a special someone, indicated by the reference to ribbons.
If I, if I have been unkind,
Acknowledging the possibility of having been unkind.
I hope that you can just let it go by.
Hoping for forgiveness and understanding, encouraging the other person to let go of any grievances.
If I, if I have been untrue
Admitting the potential for being untrue or disloyal.
I hope you know it was never to you.
Clarifying that any untruthfulness was not directed towards the listener.
Like a baby, stillborn,
Using the metaphor of a stillborn baby to convey the idea of unfulfilled potential or lost opportunities.
Like a beast with his horn
Comparing oneself to a beast with a horn, possibly suggesting wild and untamed aspects.
I have torn everyone who reached out for me.
Reflecting on hurting or distancing oneself from those who tried to connect.
But I swear by this song
Swearing by the sincerity of the song as a commitment to make amends.
And by all that I have done wrong
Acknowledging past mistakes and expressing a commitment to make things right.
I will make it all up to thee.
Promising to compensate for any wrongs committed.
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch,
Observing a beggar advising against asking for too much, suggesting a lesson in contentment.
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much."
Receiving advice to be moderate or realistic in one's desires.
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door,
Encountering a woman questioning why not aspire for more, challenging the previous advice.
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"
Suggesting a tension between settling for less and striving for more.
Oh like a bird on the wire,
Reiterating the feeling of being constrained, like a bird on a wire.
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
Re-emphasizing the vulnerability and disorder, akin to a drunk person in a midnight choir.
I have tried in my way to be free.
Repeating the attempt to find freedom in one's own way.
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