sort form Submissions:
submissions
David Bowie – Heat Lyrics 11 years ago
The lyric actually begins "Then we saw Mishima's Dog," not "mission is dark." Always best to check the artist's website to avoid misinterpretation.

Mishima's Dog is a direct reference to Yukio Mishima's noval "Spring Snow"--where a black dog becomes trapped in the rocks of a waterfall--an omen of things to come.

I would interpret the lyrics overall as that of a ronin--a samuri without a master ("I don't know who I am").

submissions
David Bowie – Heat Lyrics 11 years ago
The lyric actually begins "Then we saw Mishima's Dog," not "mission is dark." Always best to check the artist's website to avoid misinterpretation.

Mishima's Dog is a direct reference to Yukio Mishima's noval "Spring Snow"--where a black dog becomes trapped in the rocks of a waterfall--an omen of things to come.

I would interpret the lyrics overall as that of a ronin--a samuri without a master ("I don't know who I am").

* This information can be up to 15 minutes delayed.