Hummingbird
Wilco * Track #5 On A Ghost Is Born
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Album A Ghost Is Born
Hummingbird by Wilco
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WilcoWrited by
Jeff TweedyAbout
“My dad loved “Hummingbird.” He loved it so much that for years he’d ask me, “Why don’t you write more songs like ‘Hummingbird’?” I’d tell him, “I have no idea. I can’t. I’m not even sure how I wrote ‘Hummingbird.’” But I think he was onto something. I probably would have been more successful if I h...
Hummingbird Lyrics
[Verse 1]
His goal in life was to be an echo
Riding alone, town after town, toll after toll
A fixed bayonet through the great southwest to forget her
She appears in his dreams
But in his car and in his arms
A dream can mean anything
A cheap sunset on a television set can upset her
But he never could
[Chorus]
Remember to remember me
Standing still in your past
Floating fast like a hummingbird
[Verse 2]
His goal in life was to be an echo
The type of sound that floats around
And then back down like a feather
But in the deep chrome canyons of the loudest Manhattans
No one could hear him or anything
So he slept on a mountain
In a sleeping bag underneath the stars
He would lie awake and count them
And the gray fountain spray of the great Milky Way
Would never let him
Die alone
[Chorus]
Remember to remember me
Standing still in your past
Floating fast like a hummingbird
[Chorus]
Remember to remember me
Standing still in your past
Floating fast like a hummingbird
[Outro]
A hummingbird
A hummingbird
Hummingbird Q&A
Who wrote Hummingbird's ?
Hummingbird was written by Jeff Tweedy.
Who produced Hummingbird's ?
Hummingbird was produced by Jim O’Rourke & Wilco.
When did Wilco release Hummingbird?
Wilco released Hummingbird on Tue Jun 22 2004.