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Thirty-Five Thousand Feet of Despair Lyrics
Another moth disintegrates
Hovering in the beam
Of a searchlight
That's looking for a trace
Of a plane
Whose pilot, it's a shame
Has gone insane
You can see the silhouette
Across the moon
He hung himself mid-flight
In the bathroom
Why is it so high?
Why is it so much?
Hovering in the beam
Of a searchlight
Of a plane
Whose pilot, it's a shame
Has gone insane
Across the moon
He hung himself mid-flight
In the bathroom
Why is it so much?
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Wayne says in liner notes: "A short drama about a pilot who's losing his mind little by little. He fears for the safety of his family when he's at home, and fears for the safety of his passengers when he's flying. Finally he fears he can no longer control himself and during a transatlantic flight he leaves the cock-pit and goes to the bathroom and hangs himself... The story is told from the perspective of a news guy reporting from the airport as the plane comes in to land, this is on CD No.1. On CD No.2 is the pilot's "still sane" side as he walks down the aisle on the way to the bathroom. CD No.3 is the sound of the airport expecting a sad, heavy, nighttime arrival. CD No.4 is the "not sane" side of the pilot, sort of unconnected and eerie, the vocals were run through a series of effects that, at times, sounds like someone is laughing."
One of the most depressing songs on the album... It really speaks to the idea of playing to a society that's degrading all around the people.
Is that what it's about? Thank you. I had no clue. Love the band. I thought that the song may be about getting older...midlife, you know, when people WAKE UP and decide to make positive changes in their lives because they're no longer immature children.
Is that what it's about? Thank you. I had no clue. Love the band. I thought that the song may be about getting older...midlife, you know, when people WAKE UP and decide to make positive changes in their lives because they're no longer immature children.