He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
Anybody out there?
Building up the pain, it's ready to go
The rocket has launched, where will it go?
And what will it be, and what will we do
The match has sparked a fire anew
And what will we do
Valkyrie missile, packed and away
Something is coming, but I can't say
She knows I know, and I know it too
Surprise, here it is, we were waiting for you
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Cocked and loaded, ready to go
No one knows what happens when it goes
One by one, the rockets fly
Soaring into the February sky
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Valkyrie missile, packed and away
Something is coming, but I can't say
She knows I know, and I know it too
Surprise, here it is, we were waiting for you
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Building up the pain, it's ready to go
The rocket has launched, where will it go?
And what will it be, and what will we do
The match has sparked a fire anew
And what will we do
Valkyrie missile, packed and away
Something is coming, but I can't say
She knows I know, and I know it too
Surprise, here it is, we were waiting for you
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Cocked and loaded, ready to go
No one knows what happens when it goes
One by one, the rockets fly
Soaring into the February sky
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Valkyrie missile, packed and away
Something is coming, but I can't say
She knows I know, and I know it too
Surprise, here it is, we were waiting for you
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Take a chance, 'cause I know you want to
Let me kiss you, and let me save you
Let me end your eternal fear
Let me take you far away from here
Lyrics submitted by wendyclear-atticus
Valkyrie Missile Lyrics as written by Thomas Delonge
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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Wow, first comment in two years. lol
This is my favorite AVA album, mainly cuz it's inspired me so much.
As for the meaning, I think it's about a guy who get's drafted in a time of war, and he's spending his last few days with his lover.
I love this album because if you listen from start to finish, you hear a whole story about the two lovers over the course of the war, and how they are changed, but their feelings for each other never dwindle.
BTW Tom, if you're reading this, I'm writing a book inspired by AVA. I hope you approve. lol Thanks for all you do!