Flightless Birds Q&A: What do the lyrics of this song mean?

by James Preston

Question by jj: What do the lyrics of this song mean?
It’s flightless bird, american mouth by iron and wine, and its in the movie twilight. Love the song, but have no idea what the lyrics mean. Anyone have even the vaguest idea? Thnx.

Best answer:

Answer by Rehana A
I was a quick wet boy, diving too deep for coins
All of your street light eyes wide on my plastic toys
Then when the cops closed the fair, I cut my long baby hair
Stole me a dog-eared map and called for you everywhere

Have I found you
Flightless bird, jealous, weeping or lost you, American mouth
Big pill looming

Now I’m a fat house cat
Nursing my sore blunt tongue
Watching the warm poison rats curl through the wide fence cracks
Pissing on magazine photos
Those fishing lures thrown in the cold
And clean blood of Christ mountain stream

Have I found you
Flightless bird, grounded, bleeding or lost you, American mouth
Big pill stuck going down

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