1/5/2024 0 Comments Sisyphus andrew bird lyrics![]() Starting out with a violin riff played pizzicato which leads to an explosive post-chorus, “Olympians” provides listeners with another song about hope. The third track is “Olympians” is an exploration into addiction. ![]() However, there is some hope since the lyrics suggests that listener should “turn around and quote a well known psalm…/ while the justice of your cause will shine like the noonday sun.” Smoothly produced and deep lyrics, “Bloodless” is perhaps the best song on the entire album. With a steady beat, hypnotic bassline, and beautiful use of piano, “Bloodless” explores the topic of war and how “it’s hard to be an optimist / when you trust least the ones who claim to have the answers.” The allusions, for example, to the DMZ and Spanish Revolution of 1936 juxtapose with the bridge’s “it’s an uncivil war” and pre-chorus’ “bloodless for now,” which signify a simmering tension that would lead to a bloody war. ![]() “Bloodless,” the second track on the album, is perhaps the grooviest and overtly political track on the entire album. An anthem of sorts, “Sisyphus” explores the idea of the speaker taking control of their life and letting go of the mundane task since “it’s got nothing to do with fate / and everything to do with you.” With Birds’ signature whistling and folk sensibilities, the song creates an atmosphere indie-style empowerment that challenges authority and fate. The album starts out with “Sisyphus,” a reference to the mythological Greek king who was doomed to push a boulder up a hill however, once the boulder was near the top, it would roll back down, forcing him in an endless loop for an eternity. Bird dives right into his perspective through his lyricism and arrangements, and he rewards his listeners with a subtle and intellectual record. His twelfth solo album after 2017’s Echolocations: River, his latest album steers towards political and social issues such as war and environmental degradation. Andrew Bird’s latest album My Finest Work Yet is a strong statement about today’s world.
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