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The Vanishing Spies Lyrics
The vanishing spies - something I read.
A couple of eyes, from out of the head.
And all that was said,
Well that's just how some things don't materialize
Could be they broke, and swam like a bird
Fear of spooking the folk, with talk of the third
Or maybe the third made a joke
Gimme a blip oh, and I'll totally flip, oh
Yeahhh, yeah
Say it's nothing but sky, and I'll be a lonely guy
The vanishing spies - just something I read.
Now there were two eyes, sent out from the head.
But all that was said,
Well that is just how some things do not materialize.
Gimme one little blip oh, and I'll totally flip
Oh, oh, yeahhh, yeah
Say it's nothing but sky, and I will be one lonely guy
A couple of eyes, from out of the head.
And all that was said,
Well that's just how some things don't materialize
Fear of spooking the folk, with talk of the third
Or maybe the third made a joke
Yeahhh, yeah
Say it's nothing but sky, and I'll be a lonely guy
Now there were two eyes, sent out from the head.
But all that was said,
Well that is just how some things do not materialize.
Oh, oh, yeahhh, yeah
Say it's nothing but sky, and I will be one lonely guy
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Frank Black said "I almost saw the lost Mars probe of '93, and became lonely when I feared there was only sky." The song is about the probe Phobos II sent by the Russians (sent off to observe, like human eyes out of the head) not appearing "Well that's just how some things don't materialize." Why didn't it appear? Maybe it jsut broke and fell to the planet, or maybe the aliens took the probe as a joke.
Also, the line "Fear of spooking the folk, with talk of the third" may refer to the reaction of many people when the probe was lost, saying there was a NASA cover-up.
The probe he is reffering to is the US Mars Observer probe. In the last post I mistakenly wrote about the probe lost in 1989.