| Neil Young – Birds Lyrics | 7 years ago |
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I have a memory burn of this song. Released in September 1970, and I had the album since it's release. This song never really touched me (though I loved it) until in April 1971 when I signed the adoption papers to surrender my only child (a son), and returned home to put the album on (again) one day. I'm sure it doesn't match Neil's intention, but forever after, this song for me, is about walking away from my son after signing the adoption papers (I was 16 at the time). "It's all over...." :/ |
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| The Weakerthans – Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure Lyrics | 10 years ago |
| I went to YouTube and did just that. I pulled a site up with the lyrics and read them while the video was playing. After digesting the lyrics of the song you suggested, and coupling it with the the second song (in my humble opinion) this writer contemplated much on the responsibility of owning a cat vs his capability to actually give her what she needs (emotional interaction, instead of just a 'box of kibble") - then fusing that in with the "human experience". Thank you for pointing me to that song. | |
| The Weakerthans – Virtute the Cat Explains Her Departure Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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First, let me say I'm the owner of a missing cat forum for the last 2 years. One of my members shared this song in the forum the other day. I was blown away. I didn't cry when I listened, nor when I read the lyrics...but after reading the summations here of the songs meaning, and then trying to relay them to a fellow cat loving co-worker, did I cry. Our cat Maggie was missing for 20 days 2 years ago. She came home at 4am on a bleak Sunday morning. I'll never forget it. Anyway, what I want to say is in reference to a post a few pages back that stated the writer of the song said this was not about a 'real' cat. I've written many songs in my day (aging hippie here), and I know all about writing 'obliquely', ie: veiled writing. To me, no matter what the writer says, they have at one time experienced a cat gone missing that affected them. It's too real to the actual experience. I seriously don't know how someone could write this without knowing how it really and actually feels. I love that it's written from the cat's perspective, which makes it all the more heart-wrenching. My 2c. |
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