She was waiting at the station
He was getting off the train
He didn't have a ticket so he had to bum through the barriers again
Well the ticket inspector saw him rushing through
He said "girl you don't know how much I missed you but
We'd better run 'cause' I haven't got the funds to pay this fine"
She said "fine"

Well so they ran out of the station and jumped onto a bus
With two of yesterdays travel cards and two bottles of Bud,
And he said "you look well nice"
Well she was wearing a skirt
And he thought she looked nice
And yeah, she didn't really care about anything else
Because she only wanted him to think that she looked nice,
And he did

But he was looking at her, yeah all funny in the eye
She said "come on boy tell me what your thinking,
Now don't be shy"
He said alright, "I'll try
All the stars up in the sky and the leaves in the trees,
All the broken bits that make you, each part and grassy bits in between
All the matter in the world is how much I like you"

She said "what?"
He said "let me try and explain again

"Right, birds can fly so high, or they can shit on your head,
Yeah they can almost fly into your eye and make you feel so scared
But when you look at them, and you see that they're beautiful,
That's how I feel about you
Right birds can fly so high and they can shit on your head,
Yeah they can almost fly into your eye and make you feel so scared
But when you look at them, and you see that they're beautiful,
That's how I feel about you
Yeah that's how I feel about you"

She said "what?"
He said "you"
She said "what are you talking about?"
He said "you "

Right birds can fly so high or they can shit on your head
Yeah they can almost fly into your eye and make you feel so scared
But when you look at them, and you see that they're beautiful,
That's how I feel about you
Right birds can fly so high or they can shit on your head,
Yeah they can almost fly into your eye and make you feel well scared
But when you look at them, and you see that they're beautiful,
That's how I feel about you
Right, that's how I feel about you

She said "thanks, I like you too"
He said "cool"



Lyrics submitted by kawithakay

Track duration: 04:25

"Birds" as written by Vittorio Garino, Simone Bresciani, Efrem Sagrada, Randi Ingerman

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group

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    General Comment:I love this song, I think it's about friends who both know they both like eachother then they are telling eachother. I don't think that they are boyfriend and girlfriend, but friends. I LOVE IT.
    Flag ashwriteslyricson July 20, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:ive always felt this song was kinda sad in a way, cause he says all this beautiful poetic expression of how he feels about her, and all she can say is "i like you too" i love this song,and ive always seen it as two people who both love each other, but in different amounts
    Flag lottieroseon May 18, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:This is such a sweet song, it makes me smile!
    It's about a gut who wants to tell his girlfriend how much he loves her, so he uses the bird metaphor. He means that he knows that she could hurt him, but he loves her (or does he mean love in general?) It takes the girl by surprise ("She said "what?" He said "you."She said "what are you talking about?" He said "you".)
    The ending, "She said "Thanks, I like you too" he said "cool" ", is just amazing!
    Flag PumpkinFaceLovesYouon December 03, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:Its basically comparing someone to a bird - how great someone can be "Right birds can fly so high" Or how mean/rude/twofaced someone can be " or they can shit on your head"
    and how someone just pisses you off, or makes u angry or scared" Yeah they can almost fly into your eye and make you feel so scared."
    But then you realize how much you love them and how much the mean to you " But when you look at them, and you see that they're beautiful, "

    And thats how you feel about them <3 "That's how i feel about you. "
    Flag iEatCloudson October 16, 2010   Link
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    My Interpretation:I personally beleive that this is a hormonal, delicate and vulnerable relationship between a boy who feels like his girlfriend is his complete other half, she doesn't seem so enthralled or confident enough to express her interest really, so they play it subtle. It's sweet.
    Flag thekingofloveon October 10, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:People who complain about her accent obviously haven't done their research into what a British accent sounds like, haha!

    This song is so adorable. Love isn't about making epic sonnets confessing your love, sometimes it's also about making awkward metaphors about birds and how sometimes they shit on your head. That's the kind of love that is the most sincere, I think.

    I also love the nonchalant way this song ends.

    "Thanks, I like you too."
    "Cool."

    It makes it seem like it really was just meant to be between these two.
    Flag Lotus Nymphon June 03, 2010   Link
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    Lyric Correction:Just a couple corrections...

    He said "Alright, I'll try. <-- (Misplacement of the quotation marks.)
    All the stars up in the sky and the leaves in the trees,
    All the broken bits that make you TRIP* up and grassy bits in between. <-- (TRIP up, not jump up.)
    All the matter in the world is how much I like you."

    Gosh I love this song. :D It's so sweet. The meaning is pretty obvious, I'd say. She scares him to death and makes him really nervous, but in the end he still thinks she's beautiful and he loves her. It's a story about young love.
    Flag CollarboneChildon April 22, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this song is SO relatable! I LOVE it!!!!
    Flag lyrical_butterflyon February 11, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:As in, the boy and the girl on the bus.
    Flag suspectnargleson December 04, 2009   Link
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    My Interpretation:I reckon the title is also describing the subjects of the song...
    Flag suspectnargleson December 04, 2009   Link

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