Helicopters Lyrics
Through our snow black fields
And we dropped our young
To a ragtime feel
And there’s still no word
Our Arctic Graceland
And the whale fat burn
Why do you take this so hard.
Til you catch diseases
And wait them out
Til this tundra freezes
Through our snow black fields
Why do you take this so hard.
Animals through the fields
Helicopters are chasing
Our spirits into the sea
the last portion of the song seems to me as if technology is chasing away nature
I saw them live in toronto, and before they played this I think dave said the song's about acid trips...
Awesome song. Everyone should hear this song, along with every other song on 'Without Feathers'. I think this new cd has a brighter tone compared to 'Logic Will Break You'. This is my second fav, 1st is Halo the harpoons the best song ever...
great song... but their new album is taking a lot time to warm up to me then "logic will break your heart"
I think the fourth line should be "and the cracked skin healed"
all i know is, he sounds sad to me. the stills love using star/sun/moon imagery.
When I saw them live, Dave said that the idea for this song came from Tim being some sort of boy scout leader on some sort of wilderness field trip. Pretty sure he was full of it 'cos he seemed like the kind who likes to joke around, but ever since he said that, I've believed him.
And it's easy to get that outdoor imagery when listening to this song, so maybe he wasn't kidding after all.
i think it's "and the cracked skin peeled"
lyrics are wrong