Blackbird
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.
Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these sunken eyes and learn to see
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to be free.
Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird fly Blackbird fly
Into the light of the dark black night.
Blackbird singing in the dead of night
Take these broken wings and learn to fly
All your life
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
You were only waiting for this moment to arise
An Analysis
“I had been doing poetry readings. I had been doing some in the last year or so because I've got a poetry book out called Blackbird Singing, and when I would read "Blackbird", I would always try and think of some explanation to tell the people, 'cause there's not a lot you can do except just read the poem, you know, you read 10 poems that takes about 10 minutes, almost. It's like, you've got to, just, do a bit more than that. So, I was doing explanations, and I actually just remembered why I'd written "Blackbird", you know, that I'd been, I was in Scotland playing on my guitar, and I remembered this whole idea of "you were only waiting for this moment to arise" was about, you know, the black people's struggle in the southern states[AS1] , and I was using the symbolism of a blackbird. It's not really about a blackbird whose wings are broken, you know, it's a bit more symbolic.”
— Paul McCartney, Interview with KCRW's Chris Douridas, 25 May 2002 episode of New Ground (17:50–19:00)
— Paul McCartney, Interview with KCRW's Chris Douridas, 25 May 2002 episode of New Ground (17:50–19:00)
The Main idea of this poem is struggling to find freedom in society. The blackbird, a symbol of someone trying to find freedom, is encouraged to fly, meaning to "go for it" and try to find its freedom.
The shift of the poem happens when the poem switches to the third stanza. The blackbird, trapped and repressed in the second stanza, is now given the freedom of flight.
In the second stanza "Take the sunken eyes and learn to see" can be interpreted as society getting used to the unfortunate repression
Through the tone of this song it is able to be seen that the attitude of Paul McCartney and his song is inspirational
THEME:
The theme of the poem is Seeking for freedom
The shift of the poem happens when the poem switches to the third stanza. The blackbird, trapped and repressed in the second stanza, is now given the freedom of flight.
In the second stanza "Take the sunken eyes and learn to see" can be interpreted as society getting used to the unfortunate repression
Through the tone of this song it is able to be seen that the attitude of Paul McCartney and his song is inspirational
THEME:
The theme of the poem is Seeking for freedom