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Hummingbird Lyrics
Once upon almost every moon
I woke up to find her flying in Hummingbird was speakin' 'bout you Through the wings of purple in the air All my life I was trying to keep her there Now I'm man enough to leave Man enough to always care Hummingbird Hummingbird That's all I heard That's my hummingbird Just because I said I didn't want her Doesn't mean I wanted her to go In fact I quite depended on her But then I didn't even think that she knows Now she's gone and I, oh I Was thinking I could keep her there Now I'm man enough to leave Man enough to always care Hummingbird Hummingbird That song I heard That's my hummingbird Hummingbird Hummingbird
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06-17-2004
"Just because I said I didn't want her
Doesn't mean I wanted her to go
In fact I quite depended on her
But then I didn't even think that she knows."
This hits home... he never told me until it was too late, and now I'm picking up and leaving.
Leave it to John to write a song for every situation of my life. I hope everyone enjoys this as much as I do... I hope he plays it when I go see him in August.
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01-08-2005
Doesn't mean I wanted her to go
In fact I quite depended on her
But then I didn't even think that she knows"
i understand this part but the hummingbird parts are lost on me... any ideas? i think the flute in this song is kind of annoying perhaps because it sounds like a bird that wakes me up every saturday as i try desperately to sleep in. so yeah hate to admitt it but this is not one of my favorites of jcm's...maybe if someone had some insight into the meaning i might like it more though! help!
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10-01-2005
"Once upon almost every mornin
I woke up to find her flying in
Hummingbird was making blurs of
Blue and rings of purple in the air
All the while
I was trying to keep her there
Not man enough to leave
Man enough to always care"
I think hummingbirds are symbolic of messengers and beauty. 'Its long tongue lets it bypass the often tough and bitter outer layer to find the hidden treasures underneath.' I think the meaning of this song is that there was a girl that brought beauty into his life (first lines) and he selfishly tried to hold onto her even when he wasn't feeling her that much. And only after she left did he truly realize what he lost.
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12-26-2005
Doesn't mean I wanted her to go"...... I love that... I think that there was a woman who brought joy to his life, but he was feeling himself too much and didn't let her know that he loved her... and he would tell all of his boys that he didnt really want her, or that she was just 'whatever' to him... but in reality she meant a lot. And now, when she's already gone, he doesn't know what to do.. he realizes he should've just told her he needed her/loved her.. but its too late.... even tho he 'will always care'
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08-03-2007
I woke up to find her flying there
Hummingbird was making blurs of
Blue and rings of purple in the air
all the while
I was trying to keep her there
Now I'm man enough to leave
Man enough to always care
Hummingbird
Hummingbird
That's all I heard
That's my hummingbird
Just because I said I didn't want her
Doesn't mean I want her to go
In fact I quite depended on her
But that i didnt want her to know
Now that she's gone i know
all the while i was trying to keep her there
Now I'm man enough to lead
Man enough to always care
Hummingbird
Hummingbird
That song I heard
That's my hummingbird
Hummingbird
Hummingbird
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09-13-2007
of course, i can't stay mad at johnny. haha. no way. he's my hero.
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07-30-2008
"Once upon almost every mornin
I woke up to find her flying in
Hummingbird was making blurs of
Blue and rings of purple in the air"
This is saying she's a woman that's "flying" in and out of his life- flittering around like a hummingbird.
"All the while
I was trying to keep her there
Not man enough to leave
Man enough to always care"
He doesn't really want to be in a relationship with her, but at the same time, wants to be in her life. Selfish, sure, but realistic- I think we've all been in that sort of situation before.
"Just because I said I didn't want her
Doesn't mean I want her to go
In fact I quite depended on her
But that i didnt want her to know"
Again, he needs her, depends on her, but doesn't want to seem weak by admitting so. Actually, he doesn't want to admit how much he needs her because she's the one who will come and go as she pleases- it's easier for him to remain aloof at the chance of getting hurt. Like I mentioned earlier, the hummingbird metaphor is used to describe someone free who comes and goes as they pleases; this woman is a hummingbird to him.
That's my take on it all, at least :)
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08-22-2008
Doesn't mean I wanted her to go
In fact I quite depended on her
But then I didn't even think that she knows"
He doesn't want her to get scared because he feels too much too soon. Thats what I get from the entire song. This is one of my new favorites, but the list changes all the time.
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12-03-2008
Doesn't mean I want her to go
In fact I quite depended on her
But that i didnt want her to know
He did not want her to go but he did not want her in the forever sense.
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