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Bird
Katamine Lyrics
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That would make you cross eyed
Where we're going, I don't care
If we'll ever get there.
You are, you are too kind
To be heading this far
Where we're going, I don't care
If I can't make things right
I can't make things right
Were we're going, no one cares
If we'll ever get there.
I am, I am dreaming
Of a sudden crashing
When we hit ground, boy I swear
It looks just like back there.
If I can't make things right
I can't make things right
Were we're going, no one cares
If we'll ever get there.
When we hit ground, boy I swear
It looks just like back there.
The first verse of Katamine's "Bird" begins with an observation on the scars that one might have, which could make them cross-eyed. This could be interpreted as physical scars or emotional ones that alter one's perception of reality. The singer then goes on to say that they do not care where they are headed or if they will ever reach their destination. This could indicate a feeling of hopelessness or a surrender to fate.
In the second verse, the singer acknowledges the kindness of someone who is heading far with them, indicating that they may be on a journey together. However, they still do not care about where they are going or if they will ever reach their destination. The repetition of this sentiment reinforces the idea that the outcome of the journey is not as important as the journey itself.
The chorus contains a line that repeats twice, "If I can't make things right, I can't make things right." This could suggest that the singer is coming to terms with the fact that they cannot always control the outcome of a situation or fix everything that is wrong with the world. The chorus also reiterates the idea that no one cares where they are going or if they will ever reach their destination.
The final verse describes a dream of crashing suddenly and hitting the ground, which looks just like back "there," possibly indicating a past experience or trauma. This could be a metaphor for hitting rock bottom or facing the consequences of actions taken in the past. Overall, the lyrics of "Bird" contain a sense of resignation to the uncertainty of life and an acceptance of whatever fate may bring.
Line by Line Meaning
There are, there are some scars
There are some wounds that still bear witness to the past
That would make you cross eyed
Those wounds are so deep and blemished that they can distort one's perception of the present
Where we're going, I don't care
The destination is not as significant as the journey
If we'll ever get there.
Arriving at the intended destination is a secondary concern
You are, you are too kind
A person like you deserves better than this
To be heading this far
A journey this arduous is not meant for someone like you
If I can't make things right
If I cannot correct my past mistakes
Were we're going, no one cares
The destination is not as important as the journey itself
I am, I am dreaming
I am indulging in a reverie
Of a sudden crashing
Of an unexpected calamity or disaster
When we hit ground, boy I swear
When we finally hit rock bottom
It looks just like back there.
It resembles the past that led to our current situation
Contributed by Miles V. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Chris Holmquist
Last year, here in Vienna, a pigeon was dying on the front stoop of my workplace in the evening. I was startled by it because it was nestled up in the corner of these short stairs just off the sidewalk where I walked every day. It could barely fly and was clearly on its way out.
The next day it was dead and lying about 10 meters away. A few pigeons were hanging around it and later in the day there was just one pigeon remaining by. It must've been a close relative or friend.
By the end of that day I noticed something disturbing - that the dead pigeon's eyes had been pecked out by this mourner.
At first I thought it was barbaric, but then I considered that maybe for a pigeon, one's eyes are the best possible way of communicating whether or not you're still "there". My theory then is that to peck out one's eyes is not cruel or weird to a pigeon, but is the only way to be sure that someone is really gone.
So I chalk that up to a pigeon's funeral rite.
Keisha Gamman
"He had but two emotions: intense love and insanely intense jealousy". Anyone who's ever had a bird as a pet can confirm this without psychedelics lol
Cleetus Productions
Yeah she just had what we normal folk call a pet
Ed Hardwick
My wife calls my cockatiel Gloria "the other woman."
Wheekly Worship
@Ed Hardwick that’s hilarious
Lukas Jacob
As a person who has birds, this is accurate...
Visfoll
Facts. Happened with my aunt and her boyfriend. Bird would do practically everything with the boyfriend once she got around biting and evasion
GPTLive
Thank God for people like Amanda Fielding who keep life fresh and interesting and still have a living imagination in a world of stagnation and turpitude.
Rocky Hoarder Picture Shows
True that.
Phil
Something quite disrespectful about invoking an imagined diety to praise someone.
SavageHenry777
@Phil Not really, he's praising her imagination.