Lyrics
Feel like a bird
Expressing a sense of freedom and lightness, akin to a bird.
As it perched in a tree
Comparing the feeling to a bird perched in a tree, possibly conveying a sense of stability or observation.
Feel like a knife
Describing a sensation akin to the sharpness and penetrating nature of a knife.
As it burrows into me
Illustrating the intensity of the feeling, using the metaphor of a knife burrowing into the speaker.
Love is not a game
Asserting that love is not a trivial or lighthearted matter, possibly indicating a serious or profound experience.
Take my word for it, oh
Encouraging belief in the speaker's statement about the nature of love.
Love does not explain
Stating that love doesn't offer clear explanations, implying its complexity or enigmatic nature.
Take my word for it, oh
Reiterating the call to trust the speaker's perspective on love.
Feel like a bird
Recalling the feeling of being like a bird, this time emphasizing a broken wing, suggesting vulnerability or limitation.
With a broken wing
Continuing the metaphor of feeling like a knife, but now with the additional imagery of a broken-winged bird.
Feel like a knife
Reiterating the sensation of a knife, this time emphasizing the cutting aspect.
As it cuts into me
Highlighting the impact of the knife imagery, describing it as cutting into the speaker.
Love is not a game
Repeating the assertion that love is not a game, emphasizing its seriousness.
Take my word for it, oh
Reaffirming the importance of taking the speaker's word regarding the nature of love.
Love does not explain
Restating that love doesn't come with easy explanations, emphasizing its mysterious or incomprehensible aspects.
Take my word for it, oh
Reiterating the call to trust the speaker's perspective on love.
Feel like a bird
Returning to the bird metaphor, suggesting a cyclical nature or recurrence of the feeling.
As it perched in a tree
Concluding with the imagery of a bird perched in a tree, possibly implying a sense of peace or contemplation.
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