The song is about a man that lead singer and lyricist Raine Maida once saw on the street. The Birdman was the nickname of a serial killer, Robert Stroud who was once imprisoned at Alcatraz. "I assumed he was some kind of politician that lost it and was living on the streets and just going nuts all night. It was strange; I just caught a few words as I passed by him, and he was one of the most intelligent people I have ever heard speak. Right then I had this enlightenment.

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