Story Behind The Song
Around New Years 2011 there were flocks of blackbirds falling from the sky dead. It worried me that the environment had hit some critical point and the bottom would drop out.
Song Description
Plea/prayer that we stop degrading our environment
| Song Length |
4:14 |
Genre |
Rock - Americana, Country - Americana |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Worried, Anxious |
Subject |
Birds, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Mumford & Sons, The Black Keys |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Something's darkening the sky
All the fish are left to dry
And I can hear my mama cry, mama cry
Something's gone that used to fly
And I'm afraid to find out why
Don't kill the blackbird
So many feathers falling down
Making such a quiet sound
Scattered angrily around, all around
There was a song he used to sing
And I still don't know what it means
Don't kill the blackbird
Please don't kill the blackbird
Don't kill the blackbird
Cause there's a song he used to sing
And I still don't know what it means
When do the baby birds awake?
When do we pay for our mistake?
Cause mama lived for mama's sake for so long
But she longed to hear his song
And could not bear to be so wrong
I can still hear it in my mind
But it's leaving me behind
Silence echoing around, all around
It was the song he used to sing
And I still don't know what it means