Logan arose… Read Full Bio ↴Kim Logan is an American indie rock artist from Florida.
Logan arose from the swamps and beaches of Sarasota, Florida after a decade in the opera industry to write songs and make records in Nashville. The fourth generation in an old-world entertainment industry family including broadcasters, classical and jazz musicians, songwriters, musical theatre mavens, and television producers, Kim followed the genetic path and first pursued a degree in performance and songwriting at the Berklee College of Music. After two strange years in the icy twilight zones of the Boston and Brooklyn music scenes, Kim headed back south.
Now completing her degree at Belmont University’s Curb College of Entertainment and Music Business, Kim flexes her artistic muscles in every medium of art imaginable. In addition to the release of her debut self-titled record, Kim has penned a guest editorial for Lockeland Springsteen, consulted on and served as muse for a collection by fashion designer Rachel Hesse, and collaborated with filmmaker Trillbee the Hooligan on her music video for “Black Magic Boy.”
With education and passion spanning from Puccini to Hank Williams Sr. to Led Zeppelin, Kim’s music combines the theatrics of opera and vaudeville with the sex, drugs, and darkness of 20th century southern music. Kim met Gaelen Mitchell, her drummer, producer, and partner in crime, in a ditch in East Nashville one Halloween, and together they started a band. Now, teamed with bassist Ron Marsh and versatile bluesman Gyasi Heus on guitar, Kim takes her musical experience on the road.
The diverse and compelling songs on her debut album were written over the course of her first two years living in Nashville. They were recorded at Ocean Way on the famed Music Row, and at Electric Kite Studios in East Nashville – there is blood, sweat, and Miller High Life in every second of the recordings, and Kim returns to the studio this spring to start on her second record.
From the delta blues to the psychedelic ‘60s, from the golden years of classic country to the perfect rock & roll of mid-century Britain, Kim illustrates her roots through her original music. In the dark and mysterious gentleman’s club of rock & roll, Kim is the new queen.
Band Interests
Wine, whiskey, the occult, taxidermy, literature, high fashion, film, vinyl records, red meat, western wear, zombies, etc.
Little Bird
Kim Logan Lyrics
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From the beach to the blacktop there ain't no speed limit here
And it's safe to say that I can't stay with you dear
I've been breaking bottles on the ground
I've been rattling cages like a pit bull in a pound
And it's safe to say that I just can't stick around
Because I'm more pain than I'm worth
And I know you know you're gonna get hurt
You've been singing your song oh so sweet
I've been screaming murder like a werewolf on a leash
And it's safe to say that we just ain't in the same key
Cause I'm more pain than I'm worth
And I know you know you're gonna get hurt
So grab your gun, you better run, little bird
Ain't gonna get what you deserve, remember that I warned you first
Nobody gets what they deserve, remember that I warned you first
Nobody gets what they deserve, but I warned you, little bird
In Kim Logan's song Little Bird, she sings about her troublemaking tendencies and how her actions can cause harm to the people around her. She admits to being more pain than she's worth and warns her lover to run away before he gets hurt. The song's chorus is a repetition of "grab your gun, you better run, little bird" which suggests that the person she's addressing should flee from her because she's not good for them.
Logan also uses the metaphor of singing to describe her lover's innocence and purity. She says "You've been singing your song oh so sweet" which signifies that he's living a simple and happy life. In contrast, Logan describes herself as "screaming murder like a werewolf on a leash" which is a violent image of her wild and untamed spirit. The final lines of the song are a warning to the little bird, that nobody gets what they deserve and that Logan had warned them beforehand.
Overall, the song is an acknowledgment of Logan's tendency to cause harm and a warning to her lover to stay away for their own well-being. The lyrics paint a picture of a wild and unpredictable person whose actions can be dangerous to those around her.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been making trouble now for years
I have been causing problems for a long time now.
From the beach to the blacktop there ain't no speed limit here
I am wild and reckless and there are no boundaries to where I cause trouble.
And it's safe to say that I can't stay with you dear
It is better for you if I am not around you anymore.
I've been breaking bottles on the ground
I have been destructive and breaking things.
I've been rattling cages like a pit bull in a pound
I have been causing chaos and turmoil like an aggressive dog locked up.
And it's safe to say that I just can't stick around
Being around me is not a good idea.
Because I'm more pain than I'm worth
I cause more suffering than it is worth to be around me.
And I know you know you're gonna get hurt
I am aware that you will suffer if you stay with me.
So grab your gun, you better run, little bird
Get away from me as fast as you can.
You've been singing your song oh so sweet
You have been living your life peacefully and happily.
I've been screaming murder like a werewolf on a leash
I have been enraged and dangerous, like an animal that is restricted.
And it's safe to say that we just ain't in the same key
We are incompatible and cannot coexist peacefully.
Ain't gonna get what you deserve, remember that I warned you first
Life is not always fair, and I am warning you that you will not get what you deserve.
Nobody gets what they deserve, remember that I warned you first
No one in life always gets what they deserve, and I am reminding you of that.
Nobody gets what they deserve, but I warned you, little bird
No one can guarantee what they deserve in life, but I warned you to be careful and protect yourself.
Contributed by Riley T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.