who sings glorious |
From the very beginning I must say that the title of the song comes from the English expression “birds of a feather flock together” and is a common metaphor to highlight the similarity and closeness .
What I like most about the lyrics of this song is the fact that the verses are left to the listener interpretation. The performer doesn't impose anything, doesn't give any judgment, no verdict.
Everything is left to the listener's discretion, to listener interpretation based on their mood, desires, goals, and dreams.
I don't know if the author deliberately thought about this, although maybe she did. In any case, it's interesting that by listening to this song, if you let your imagination run wild, you can anticipate the continuation of the verses. That is, you can imagine how you would like or consider it normal for the verses to continue.
So, this song, depending on how you think of it/how you expect it to sound, can either be a cute and fun love song, or a chilling "love note" from someone too controlled by sentiment.
Most often, however, listening to this song, I've had the bittersweet sensation of a story that doesn't know how it began, but especially how it ends. I believe it's not at all about the desire to be together forever with your partner, but more about self-acceptance in this relationship. But not acceptance in the sense described and pleaded for in the song 'But Daddy I Love Him'. On the contrary, as a phenomenon that happens, it is welcomed precisely because it happens and is valued precisely for that.
See that in one part, Billie says,
"Can't change the weather, might not be forever."
In my way of thinking, this means that the relationship could end because that's life!! I know there are a lot of people who thought they would stay with their partner forever, but then the relationship ends.
But Billie says exactly what I intuit, namely:
"But if it's forever, it's een better."
meaning that if it never ends, then it's even better, and obviously, it's nice to have that forever with that person, rather than having a final relationship.
And, dear reader, don't be surprised, life never ends, it just continues in another form and appearance. Even Billie tells us so:
You had that same look in your eyes,
I love you, don't act so surprised."
Don't be surprised. That's life even among birds of a feather.
Like all great love songs, it doesn't matter who "Birds of a Feather" was written about. It's up to the listener interpretation to decide, but Billie is the one who sings glorious.
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