Sio
Hey Lyrics

The lyrics of Hey's song Sio describe a scene of the singer holding two slices of bread and a handful of rice, and placing them on a windowsill. A small sparrow perches on the lamp nearby, with only feathers and bones visible in the singer's view. Several hungry seagulls approach, but the singer shoos them away because of her hatred towards them. In the meantime, the sparrow dies of hunger and the neighbor's cat devours it. Despite her indifference towards birds, the singer is moved by the sparrow's plight and expresses a desire to have helped it.

The lyrics of Sio seem to be a metaphor for human indifference towards the suffering of others, both of humans and animals. The singer is presented as an unmoved observer of the world around her, until she witnesses the death of a small, vulnerable creature. The presence of the seagulls, which are typically not seen as beloved animals, provides a contrast to the sparrow's plight and serves to highlight the indifference that humans often show towards those who are in need. The singer's desire to help the sparrow, despite her lack of concern for birds in general, suggests that humans have the capacity for empathy and compassion if they choose to exercise it.