They Might Be Giants - Birdhouse in Your Soul Meaning

Song Released: 1990
Birdhouse in Your Soul Lyrics
I'm not your only friend
But I'm a little glowing friend
But really I'm not actually your friend
But I am
Blue canary in the outlet by the light switch
Who watches over you
Make a little birdhouse in your soul...
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"Well, it's a song about a nightlight, dave. It might be a cute nightlight in some people's eyes, I don't know. That's pretty much the whole story of the song, though. It's about a nightlight."
-john linnell -
I agree this song's about a nightlight, or light in general, but it gets me thinking about how we can't survive without it. Light, I mean. It keeps us safe, makes us feel safe, all that jazz. It also seems to be a metaphor for morality, or conscience, and the like.
Gets me thinking of the weakerthans' "a plea from a cat named virtue", a song from the point of view of something non-human that has much more beneath the surface.
I love John linnell. -
I agree this song's about a nightlight, or light in general, but it gets me thinking about how we can't survive without it. Light, I mean. It keeps us safe, makes us feel safe, all that jazz. It also seems to be a metaphor for morality, or conscience, and the like.
Gets me thinking of the weakerthans' "a plea from a cat named virtue", a song from the point of view of something non-human that has much more beneath the surface.
I love John linnell. -
Friends of mine have a TMBG nightlight. I think that about says it all.
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This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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I think you're all right. Either way great song :o)
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They Might Be Giants will either be blunt on the song meaning (such as why does the sun shine?) or they will hide the meaning. A nightlight is a conscience is just for a young child who is afraid of the dark. IT will Keep them feeling good and safe.
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But the song is about a nightlight. It can be a metaphor for the conscience, or one of the many interpretations, but the conceit is still based on a nightlight.
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This interpretation has been marked as poor. view anyway
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