Mockingbird Remix

I just listened to the Mockingbird Remix, and something new struck me. Rives talks about setting the mockingbirds off in the neighborhoods where "everyone's gotta lotta" and sharing the stories of "those who got nada." Rives talks about capturing honesty. Mockingbirds are unsuspecting witnesses. Mockingbirds can capture the words of a news anchor, nice laundromat lady, postman, an old man snoring, and "your lies." They can capture the fatal phrase, "I guess I can come in but only for a minute." Rives talks at the end about being offered the key to the city. Rives says then he can "unlock the air," "listen for what is missing," and "put it there." Rives isn't just talking about "people watching" or capturing the everyday person in America. He is talking about how people act when they think no one is watching. There is something missing in the world today, and Rives uses the idea of unleashing mockingbirds to introduce the nation to our own vices. Those who have will be able to look through a window into the world of those who have not. Lies will be captured and honesty will run free.