Never Learn to Fly
Pain of Salvation Lyrics


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[Japanese bonustrack]
[music & lyrics: daniel gildenlow]

When I was a little child, I once found a bird lying on the ground.
It would not ever fly again.
I held the bird up in my hands, I shed my tears over the lovely song that
Not longer could be heard.
Never learn to fly.

With dirty hands I dug a hole and gently laid the bird to rest in soil:

a wound in the tear stained mud.
My tears wore rain as I revealed the secrets of a tree.
A cross of bark to speak through wooden grains:

"never learn to fly"

I sang a song which I remembered my grandma used to sing
For me, when I was sick and laid in bed.
Then I cursed that day for showing me my own mortality
For then I knew that all that lives turns cold. Cold and dead.
And now time has passed by beneath my wings.

[kristoffer gildenlow]

That was then I'm older now, but still I can't forget that rainy day.
I raged against the ending times, though some day soon my son will maybe
Find the tree I cleansed of skin.
No chain-sling will ever climb its rotten limbs.
And when the time has come for me to die, I want to lie beside that bird.

Never learn to fly.





When I was a little child, I once found myself dying on the ground
And now I'll never ...fly...

Overall Meaning

The song Never Learn to Fly by Pain of Salvation, a Japanese bonus track from their album "Be", tells a story of a little child who found a bird lying on the ground, wounded and unable to fly. The child held the bird in their hands and mourned for the lovely song that would not ever be heard again. The child buried the bird with a cross of bark made from the tree that stood nearby, on which the words "never learn to fly" were carved. The child sang a song they remembered their grandma used to sing when they were sick and cursed the realization that all that lives turns cold and dead. The song ends with the child growing up and still remembering that rainy day and wishing to be buried beside the bird, so that they too will never learn to fly.


The lyrics of Never Learn to Fly presents a deep reflection on mortality and the fleeting nature of life. The bird is a symbolic representation of life and its fragility. The child's grief and the song they sing underscore the transience of human life and the inevitability of death. The child's desire to be buried beside the bird shows their acceptance of death and the beauty they found in the bird's life, even though it was brief. The song also touches on the idea that death can be a comfort, as it frees one from the struggle to survive and would not have to learn to fly.


Line by Line Meaning

When I was a little child, I once found a bird lying on the ground.
As a child, I remember finding a bird on the ground; it was injured and could not fly.


It would not ever fly again.
The bird was too badly injured, and it would never regain the ability to fly.


I held the bird up in my hands, I shed my tears over the lovely song that Not longer could be heard.
I picked up the bird and cried as I realized that the beautiful song it used to sing would never be heard again.


Never learn to fly.
This phrase is repeated throughout the song, conveying the message that sometimes it's better to not take risks and stay where it is safe.


With dirty hands I dug a hole and gently laid the bird to rest in soil: a wound in the tear stained mud.
With my dirty hands, I made a hole and buried the bird in the ground. The mud was stained with my tears, and the hole felt like a wound.


My tears wore rain as I revealed the secrets of a tree.
As I cried, it started raining. I stood next to a tree and felt like I was revealing all of its secrets.


A cross of bark to speak through wooden grains: "never learn to fly"
I carved a cross shape into the bark of the tree, and it became a message to all who looked at it - that it's better to be safe than to risk everything.


I sang a song which I remembered my grandma used to sing for me, when I was sick and laid in bed.
I remember my grandmother singing me a song when I was sick and lying in bed, and I sang that same song to the bird as a lullaby.


Then I cursed that day for showing me my own mortality For then I knew that all that lives turns cold. Cold and dead.
Afterwards, however, I cursed that day for making me think about my own mortality, and for making me realize that all living things eventually die.


And now time has passed by beneath my wings.
Now that I am older, I've had time to think about what that experience meant to me and how it has stayed with me all this time.


That was then I'm older now, but still I can't forget that rainy day.
Now that I'm older, I can't help but remember that day when I found the bird on the ground - it has had an impact on me that has lasted all these years.


I raged against the ending times, though some day soon my son will maybe Find the tree I cleansed of skin.
Despite this, I still hate the idea that everything must come to an end someday. Perhaps my son will one day find the tree where I carved the message onto the bark.


No chain-sling will ever climb its rotten limbs.
The tree I carved the message into has now rotted and will never be climbed by anyone ever again.


And when the time has come for me to die, I want to lie beside that bird.
When I eventually pass away, I want to be buried next to the bird that taught me such an important lesson about life, love, and loss.


When I was a little child, I once found myself dying on the ground And now I'll never ...fly...
In the end, I realize that the lesson I learned from the bird is not that you should never try to fly, but rather that sometimes, no matter how hard you try, you will never be able to fly again.




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Comments from YouTube:

@entropiasite

el mejor álbum en mi opinión

@maurolowend

que buen tema :'(

@Teddynosee

:O Que triste letra amigo Elearzy :'(

@LMTR14

in the end, I could never fly

@jeromepapazian8628

Daniel Gildenlöw is the greatest !

@Hellype333

que triste :'(

@parishkritpant165

Love

@danieladb2258

Tanto quilombo por un pájaro?

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