Lyrics for Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons as interpreted by riffic

Bird Dream Of The Olympus Mons Lyrics
Speed leaving without
warning
i need some place to sleep tonight
blowing in the rocking of the pine
speed leaving without warning
the sunlight is going
into the mountain
i will crawl
into the mountain
sun shines in the rusty morning
skyline of the olympus mons
i think about it sometimes
sun shines in the rusty morning
once i had a good fly
into the mountain
i will fall.

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caitsith01
05-12-2003

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Olympus Mons is the largest mountain on Mars, and the largest mountain in the solar system. The 'rusty morning' also has overtones of Mars, which is made of a lot of ferrous oxide (rust) making it red.

Not that I know what the song is about, however.

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feinstein
06-30-2003

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It about a bird, dreaming of soaring over the mountains of mars.

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kshe95
11-18-2004

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Seems to me this song could have parallels to 'Motorway to Roswell' ("his tiny ship..."), though not necessarily involving the same character. I imagine a human-piloted spacecraft experiencing engine failure ("speed leaving without warning..."); the pilot crashes, stays the night, and watches the Martian sunrise as his oxygen runs out. He contemplates his life ... "once I had a good fly..."

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Alieno
12-02-2004

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Yes... the "official" interpretation of the song is the one which Feinstein stated. On the "Situation Red" bootleg Black Francis says that at the beginning of the song, and I think that the first half of the song, where it says "I need some place to sleep tonight" refers to the bird falling asleep.

Anyway, the interpretation of Kshe95 is simply beautiful and breathtaking. An incredible and romantic way to go off...

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albium
08-09-2005

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This is absolutely the most underrated song in musical (let alone Pixies) history.

Its meaning is pretty straightforward; it's just imagery. Good imagery set to delightful guitar work and such.

Absolutely beautiful.

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Santiagof
12-12-2006

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I think exactly that, albium - this song it's just awesome... I still remember the first time I listened to it... Thought it was actually something like dawn on the Moon, but it was just way too strong... fantastic imagery!... how he screams "sunshine in the rusty morning" and the final "I will fall..."... tear-inducing!

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cobaltblue
12-26-2006

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Wow, I remember the first time I heard this song too. It had an epiphany within those 4.01 minutes.

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jillfer
12-06-2007

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Its because he has nowhere else to go in life, and there are no more last resorts on earth, he has to go to mars to stay up there. Its really quite beautiful.

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Debaser85
03-16-2009

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I've heard one of the recordings where he says explicitely it's about a bird dreaming about Olympus Mons. But... kshe95's interpretation is incredible. If this song isn't about that, it SHOULD be.

Also, this is, bar none, my favorite song by the Pixies. It's like my eyes glaze over and I'm in another dimension when I listen to this, absolutely incredible.

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tetrabeating
07-25-2009

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What album is this on?


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