The Racing Rats

'If a plane were to fall from the sky How big a hole would it leave'

Not much, I think that is the point of the song. Seems to be a general theme with the Editors life is fragile and miniscule in the grand scheme of things.

so i've been thinking that

"Standing at the edge of your town With the skyline in your eyes Reaching up to god The sun says its goodbye"

is a reference to dieing and that

"If a plane were to fall from the sky How big a hole would it leave In the surface of the earth"

might be him asking that if he were to die or someone else, how big of an impression would he or thwey leave? just a thought on it.

this is shaping up to be my favourite song on the new album, its fantastic, i love the bit where tom sings "COME ON NOW, YOU KNEW YOU WERE LOST BUT YOU CARRIED ON ANYWAYY!!!" so so good.

I totally agree with the above - FANTASTIC SONG.

Love the same ALSO - PROBABLY THE BEST 30 SECONDS OF MUSIC TO BE CREATED THIS YEAR

the first play of:

I push my hands up to the sky Shade my eyes from the sun As the dust settles around me Suddenly nighttime has begun

is supposed to be:

Standing at the edge of your town With the skyline in your eyes Reaching up to god The sun says its goodbye

the site won't let me edit anymore :/

and I most certainly agree with mychaosdream... best part of the whole song :)

this song is pure genious and the chorus is very poetic!

btw... how can i edit the lyric? theres a wrong part... like dustfinger said

Can anyone explain me what is this song about? Maby this is stupid question, but english language is not my native language. So, would anyone explain me what is this song about? Recently, I've heard for this band, and by that time I became BIG fan of The Editiors.

it's not THE Editors it's just EDITORS!!!

this is probably the best song this amazing band has ever done luv it

I LOVE this song! It's so mature and poetic, like most other Editors songs!!! _

I think (This is just a guess) that it's about someone whose partner died of an illness. 'When the time comes You're no longer here Fall down to my knees Begin my nightmare' The person (impersonated by the singer) realises that the one he/she loved is dead, and life becomes like a nightmare for him/her. 'Words spill from my drunken mouth I just can't keep them all in' He/she can't believe it has happened, and is saying so and expressing the sorrow. 'I keep up with the racing rats and do my best to win' A 'racing rats' situation is when people are trying to become more advanced, etc. but are actually getting nowhere. The singer feels that his/her life is totally pointless. 'Slow down little one You can't keep running away You musn't go outside yet It's not your time to play' I'm not too sure about this, but my guess (pretty straightforward) is that the people had a child together, and the singer wants to protect the child from harm as well as the knowledge of its parent's death. 'Standing at the edge of your town, With the skyline in your eyes,' The singer is visiting the place where he/she and the dead person spent time, to remember it. The skyline may be the fact that the death is still fresh on his mind, or the singer is thinking about the afterlife. 'Reaching up to God, The sun says its goodbyes.' This may be another reference to heaven and the afterlife, as well as the fact that the happy memories have to end and that the singer must go back to reality. 'If a plane were to fall from the sky How big a hole would it leave In the surface of the earth?' This shows how the singer's world was devastated by the loss. 'Let's pretend we never met Let's pretend we're on our own We'll live different lives Until our cover's blown.' The singer is thinking about how it would have been to never have met the person and not to be affected by the death, but he knows he can't escape, hence 'until our cover's blown'. 'I push my hands up to the sky Shade my eyes from the sun As the dust settles around me Suddenly night time has begun.' The singer is again trying to escape from reality, but he can't and the memories of the death (dust) remain. 'Come on now You knew you were lost But you carried on anyway

Come on now You knew you had no time but you let the day drift away' The singer is finally finding a bit of hope as he thinks about his/her partner's bravery in fighting the illness.

Another thing, I'm really not sure about the 'Slow down little one...' verse. I'm sure my interpretation is wrong. Can someone please help me? :-)