This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Who might know of this
The notes we left
Our final thoughts
And we knew they'd get ours out
Sink
Sink
Drowned by our country
Old machine, is cursed
And forgotten
Never surface again
The air runs out
The captain is first
So we take to memories
And layers of clothes
Up there the family waits
And outside we heard hammers
Noises sound like the end
And we will never see them
Sink
Sink
Drowned by her country
Failed machine is cursed
Old and rotten
Never surface again
The notes we left
Our final thoughts
And we knew they'd get ours out
Sink
Sink
Drowned by our country
Old machine, is cursed
And forgotten
Never surface again
The air runs out
The captain is first
So we take to memories
And layers of clothes
Up there the family waits
And outside we heard hammers
Noises sound like the end
And we will never see them
Sink
Sink
Drowned by her country
Failed machine is cursed
Old and rotten
Never surface again
Lyrics submitted by Lakron, edited by SamytheDuff
Travel Is Dangerous Lyrics as written by John Cummings Dominic Aitchison
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I am pretty sure this is what all the lyrics mean let me know if im wrong,
Firstly its about a boat sinking im not 100% sure if its about a certain boat or anything..
Who might know of this = Who knows that our boat is sinking.
The notes we left = The notes (letters) we left were going to be sent to our families & (friends),they may never know.
Our final thoughts = Having some last thoughts before death
And we knew they'd get us out = They will come nothing to worry about is basically what there saying.
Sink,Sink = Obvious, the boats sinking.
Drowned By Her Country = Referring to the boat as her, she was drowned in the sea in the country it was built in.
She is old and she is cursed = Old, bad luck.
And forgotten, never surface again = People on boat forgotten the boat nor people will ever surface again.
The air runs out = Boat Air runs out.
The captains first = First to die.
So we take to memories and layers of clothes = to comfort themselves with good memories before they die.
Up there the family waits = waits for a safe return from the sailors.
And outside we here hammers noises sound like the end= Banging from outside boat were going to die.
And we will never see them = Never see there families again.
The rest is simple now.
Yeah... these lyrics are wrong, as are the other commenter's.
Who might know of this? The notes we left Our final thoughts And we knew they'd get us out
Sink, sink Drowned by her country Old, and she Is cursed and forgotten Never to surface again
The air runs out The captain's first So we take to memories And layers of clothes Up there the family waits Outside we heard hammers Noises sound like the end And we will never see them
Sink, sink Drowned by our country Dead, and she Is cursed, old and rotten Never to surface again
most definitly about the kirsk. the lyrics fit so well. also a fantastic but somber song.
Anyone noticed the best songs on mr. Beast (i.e. Travel is Dangerous, Acid Food n I chose horses) are all with clearly spoken voices...Mogwai-revolution i tell ya
@Hammlet The revolution wasn't televised as it turns out, but I agree with you. Those are the 3 best songs on that album, followed by emergency trap and glasgow mega snake. I'd be very curious to hear them do an album where they flip their usual ratio of instrumental tracks and tracks with vocal arrangements. Ive always thought they write really cool lyrics and record vocals really well too.
maybe instead of "sing, sing" in the chorus it's "sink, sink" to go with the kursk theme. it would definitely make sense in context.
Best song on the album!!! :D
i think the lyrics for this song are about a disaster at sea, possibly the kursk or something similar.
it's a brilliant tune and one of mogwai's best
Yeah I've always thought it was "sink, sink" until I read "sing, sing" on here.
I don't know, Hammlet. I thought that Folk Death 95 and We're No Here were pretty damn good.
I think the lines "old and she is cursed" and "graved and she is cursed" should be "old machine is cursed" and "great machine is cursed". If this is actually about a submarine, it makes a bit more sense that way, and this is how I've always heard it anyway.