Who is "Bird"?

riotana · 09-20-2011, 09:03 PM

Hey!

While listening (and viewing the lyrics in the same time), I've noticed that the literary motif of "bird" appears in many songs. And it refers to a person, as far as I can figure it out.

Let's see:

1. The Sea Sew album was dedicated to Bueno and the Birds, right? (I don't have the booklet of the cd, but I think I remember well)
2. There's a song titled Little Bird...
3. On Passenger, the chorous goes like this: "She said Bird, why?"
4. (and most important, I think) Lyrics on Nowhere to Go: "Bird, you've so many hearts on your sleeve.[...]" and "Bird, we've so many days spent beside this sulk of a river, now we're deep down dyed"

So, there's a mystery! Who do you think is Bird?

Black Eyed Dog · 09-20-2011, 10:23 PM

Una

ko210 · 09-20-2011, 11:40 PM

She thanks "Una Bird Molloy" in the liner notes

Drakester3000 · 09-21-2011, 05:52 AM

Sorry for offtopic again. but could you tell me - which means the ring on his thumb Lisa ?

Wheels · 09-26-2011, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Drakester3000

Sorry for offtopic again. but could you tell me - which means the ring on his thumb Lisa ?

i'm not sure it means anything... if it does, I'm sure it would be personal.

cille · 09-26-2011, 05:27 PM

Jewellery on a girl? Who knows.

saskia · 09-26-2011, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cille

jewellery on a girl? Who knows.

lol

Drakester3000 · 09-27-2011, 03:51 AM

Each nation has its own interpretation. I thought maybe you know)

mandarific · 11-01-2011, 07:47 PM

Lisa actually answered this question during the livestream - apparently it refers to a number of people or is just a general term. She said she and Una both refer to each other respectively as "Bird" sometimes, kind of like in Passenger when it goes "I said bird, why? / She said bird, why?"

Then in "Little Bird" its supposed to be a bit of a reference I think to birds in general and how they have freedoms and things like that.

But yes - though she calls Una "Bird," i think on the album in particular there's a variety of "birds."

damien lisa · 03-05-2015, 06:41 PM

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09-20-2011, 09:03 PM	#1
riotana Eskimo Friend Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Romania Posts: 72	Who is "Bird"? Hey! While listening (and viewing the lyrics in the same time), I've noticed that the literary motif of "bird" appears in many songs. And it refers to a person, as far as I can figure it out. Let's see: 1. The Sea Sew album was dedicated to Bueno and the Birds, right? (I don't have the booklet of the cd, but I think I remember well) 2. There's a song titled Little Bird... 3. On Passenger, the chorous goes like this: "She said Bird, why?" 4. (and most important, I think) Lyrics on Nowhere to Go: "Bird, you've so many hearts on your sleeve.[...]" and "Bird, we've so many days spent beside this sulk of a river, now we're deep down dyed" So, there's a mystery! Who do you think is Bird? __________________ If Amélie chooses to live in a dream-world and remain an introverted young woman, she has every right to mess up her life!

09-20-2011, 11:40 PM	#3
ko210 Eskimo Regular Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago Posts: 187	She thanks "Una Bird Molloy" in the liner notes __________________ you see the view? we pulled the land over the sea for you youtube

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cille creepycute Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Copenhagen Posts: 15,333	Jewellery on a girl? Who knows. __________________ Yeah

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damien lisa am i breaking u Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 551	How Music Works: ‘It’s all about meeting people, taking it in, building an ethos’ __________________ sometime in 2013-aug 18th 2016 GMT

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Black Eyed Dog Eskimo Baby Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 25	Una

09-21-2011, 05:52 AM	#4
Drakester3000 Eskimo Baby Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kazakhstan, Astana Posts: 24	Sorry for offtopic again. but could you tell me - which means the ring on his thumb Lisa ?

09-27-2011, 03:51 AM	#8
Drakester3000 Eskimo Baby Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kazakhstan, Astana Posts: 24	Each nation has its own interpretation. I thought maybe you know)

11-01-2011, 07:47 PM	#9
mandarific Eskimo Regular Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 192	Lisa actually answered this question during the livestream - apparently it refers to a number of people or is just a general term. She said she and Una both refer to each other respectively as "Bird" sometimes, kind of like in Passenger when it goes "I said bird, why? / She said bird, why?" Then in "Little Bird" its supposed to be a bit of a reference I think to birds in general and how they have freedoms and things like that. But yes - though she calls Una "Bird," i think on the album in particular there's a variety of "birds."