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2.33sIt's so upbeat, but the lyrics are so dark.
2.17sI'm sorry, are we both listening to Snowbird,
1.67sas recorded by Miss Anne Murray?
5.47sYeah, the woman in the song is trying to cope with getting older and she feels trapped because she knows she can't do anything about it.
1.2sNo, no, no, no.
1.23sI mean, you're right that she's feeling trapped,
1.4sbut the message is positive.
3.89sIt's about being trapped in a bad relationship and having the guts to get out of it.
2.85sNo, no. See, what I hear is that the woman is starting to hate life.
2.59sYou know the line, "Now I feel such emptiness within"?
1.5sYeah, I know the song.
1.1sWell, Anne Murray feels old.
1.38sAnd then to make things worse,
3.22sthe snowbird comes around every year, bringing the snow, or "death,"
2.03sto remind her that no matter what she does,
1.47sher fate's already written.
2.57sBrian, the snowbird has nothing to do with time or fate.
0.87sWell, I disagree.
1.37sLook, there's only one way to settle this.
2.77sOnly the artist knows the true meaning of their art.
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3.92sNow, Miss O'Keefe, the flowers in your paintings, what do they represent?
3.5sOh! Wow, that's a really good question.
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3.6s(MUTTERING) Hmm...
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