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Leonard Cohen Bird On The Wire Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 8.60/10 [25 votes]Album: Live Songs / Original Release Date: 1973-04Genre: PopSong Duration: 4 min 25 sec
Bird On The Wire
Leonard Cohen
Leonard Cohen
LEONARD COHEN
- Bird On The Wire LyricsSongwriters: Cohen, Leonard;
Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a worm on a hook
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
If I, if I have been unkind
I hope that you can just let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you
Oh, like a baby, stillborn
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
But I swear by this song
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much"
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"
Oh, like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
© LEONARD COHEN STRANGER MUSIC INC;
Like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
Like a worm on a hook
Like a knight from some old fashioned book
I have saved all my ribbons for thee
If I, if I have been unkind
I hope that you can just let it go by
If I, if I have been untrue
I hope you know it was never to you
Oh, like a baby, stillborn
Like a beast with his horn
I have torn everyone who reached out for me
And by all that I have done wrong
I will make it all up to thee
I saw a beggar leaning on his wooden crutch
He said to me, "You must not ask for so much"
And a pretty woman leaning in her darkened door
She cried to me, "Hey, why not ask for more?"
Oh, like a bird on the wire
Like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free
© LEONARD COHEN STRANGER MUSIC INC;
Facts about Bird On The Wire
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Bird On The Wire is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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It is first released on April 01, 1973 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "Live Songs" which includes 10 tracks in total.
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When we try to interpret the meaning, in "Bird On A Wire" the lyrics by Leonard Cohen portray a very personal and intimate moment with the artist; who is revealing and putting his flaws on the surface and more than that, he clearly wants to be forgiven and given a chance to fix things. The images of a bird on a wire or a drunk person in a choir at midnight are used to express the same idea of being vulnerable and not giving up on ones freedom even if it means living on the edge with past mistakes just being unfulfilled promises. The song mostly illustrates the theme of self-examination, love, loneliness, freedom, and heartbreak. However, the song also advocates that struggle is the gateway to freedom, and time has to be spent on each other in the love that is mixed with regret and redemption. The lyrics reflect some serious issues and have deep emotions that might necessitate parental guidance, but they do not contain any bad words, nor violence, or sexual content.
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Bird On The Wire falls under the genre Pop.
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Bird On The Wire song length is 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
Who wrote Bird On The Wire lyrics?
Bird On The Wire is written and performed by Leonard Cohen.
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When was Bird On The Wire released?
It is first released on April 01, 1973 as part of Leonard Cohen's album "Live Songs" which includes 10 tracks in total.
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What is the meaning behind Bird On The Wire lyrics?
When we try to interpret the meaning, in "Bird On A Wire" the lyrics by Leonard Cohen portray a very personal and intimate moment with the artist; who is revealing and putting his flaws on the surface and more than that, he clearly wants to be forgiven and given a chance to fix things. The images of a bird on a wire or a drunk person in a choir at midnight are used to express the same idea of being vulnerable and not giving up on ones freedom even if it means living on the edge with past mistakes just being unfulfilled promises. The song mostly illustrates the theme of self-examination, love, loneliness, freedom, and heartbreak. However, the song also advocates that struggle is the gateway to freedom, and time has to be spent on each other in the love that is mixed with regret and redemption. The lyrics reflect some serious issues and have deep emotions that might necessitate parental guidance, but they do not contain any bad words, nor violence, or sexual content.
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Which genre is Bird On The Wire?
Bird On The Wire falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Bird On The Wire?
Bird On The Wire song length is 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Leonard Cohen
Record Label(s): 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Official lyrics by
To me, this song is recounting a lifetime of regrets...it burns the marrow in my bones...it tortures my soul...I think of my regrets. As a human being, I have many faults as well as virtues; I count them all.