There's a still in the night
a tuneless moonlight
just the I-need-you-and-heres-why of
snorin Gords and Cheryls
there's a heron outside
in violet light
there's an urge to go, a shadow,
a heightened air of peril
your heart jumps to
and my heart jumps too
I think to myself, 'I dont really know my heart.'
and as you whisper, 'me too'
a silver jet roars overhead
rocks the nocturne all everglade n' grey sheers
silver jet, so far off already
ya fought the hot spurs off all the way to Cape Spear

it's quiet again
when a car like Big Ben
it's radio dopplerin' '...' and for all you
Gregory Peck fans...
-Let us now praise Famous Men-
to take some pressure off the wondrous to fight' and
your heart jumps to
and my heart jumps too
as if the Wolves of Northumberland
themselves
were rumored to be en route
silver jet, way overhead
yer an archipelago, a satellite,
a green star
silver jet, so far off already
with your I-need-you-and-heres-why
flying to the next part

your heart jumps to
and my heart jumps too
Im' thinking to myself,'packing,
is a secret heart'
and as you whisper, 'me too'
silver jet roars overhead
silver jet flying to the next part
silver jet so far off already
silver jet, a satellite, a green star
silver jet way overhead
silver jet evergladed grey sheers
silver jet so far off already
silver jet Clayquot Sound to Cape Spear


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    OK here's the deal.... I think its either about a war or some soccer tournament.. I can't see it being 9/11 cause there are too many night references in the song and 9/11 began at 9am... I have e-mailed Gordon Downie in hopes he will shed some light on this subject... I will not keep any secrets.

    I do know for sure that whatever it is took place in Canada cause "Clayquot Sound to Cape Spear" is from BC to Newfoundland... so that gives us a hint.

    Besides that, what's with all the insults... are you all Americans or something... sheesh! My poor country it turning on itself... that's not what Canada is all about, C'mon!!!!!

    I will post back when I have an actual answer!

    facefurfiendon January 08, 2009   Link

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