The willow it weeps today
A breeze from the distance is calling your name
Unfurl your black wings and wait
Across the horizon it's coming to sweep you away
It's coming to sweep you away
[Chorus:]
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird fly away
May you never be broken again
The fragile cannot endure
The wrecked and the jaded a place so impure
The static of this cruel world
Cause some birds to fly long before they've seen their day
Long before they've seen their day
[Chorus:]
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird fly away
May you never be broken again
Beyond the suffering you've known
I hope you find your way
May you never be broken again
Ascend may you find no resistance
Know that you made such a difference
All you leave behind will live to the end
The cycle of suffering goes on
But memories of you stay strong
Someday I too will fly and find you again
[Chorus:]
Let the wind carry you home
Blackbird fly away
May you never be broken again
Beyond the suffering you've known
I hope you find your way
May you never be broken again
May you never be broken again
The song Blackbird by the Beatles was inspired by the black civil rights movement in America. During this time period there was a lot of racial tension present in America and the blackbird is used as a metaphor. It describes a black bird who overcomes its broken wings to fly, ultimately representing the progress of minorities despite all of the oppression and assassination Martin Luther King Jr. (the father of the Civil Rights Movement). Although the blackbird is making a statement on the Civil Rights Movement, its significance still holds with the passage of time. The blackbird represents the outcast in society that is able to look beyond and escape the struggles brought upon us. “Blackbird singing in the dead of the night,” is used to describe the voices and outcry of millions but unfortunately no one was listening. A metaphor of broken wings is used throughout the song, symbolizing the experiences we’re faced with and learn from them to avoid committing the same mistake twice. This entire song is about having a voice no matter how dark the tunnel may be, there is light to be found. Blackbirds are known to sing during the night, in the dead of night, often times not heard by the majority. The color black is often represented as a symbol for death, but in this case, the death of skin color. “Death is freedom,” is a term referring to the historical abolishment of slavery. The blacks in America were being oppressed and broken by society but a unifying voice of the people (blackbird) allows the minority to overcome. There have also been claims that this song is not only about the civil rights movement, but also on the rising tension that was felt during the anti Vietnam War movement. “Blackbird,” was a name used for American Helicopters during the Vietnam War.
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