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Heavy Water Lyrics
We communicate,
Communicate
Cheap dreams of empty swings around
We communicate,
Vampires and their guns.
We all eat clouds now
We all eat clouds now, to pass the time away
To pass the time away
To be away(?)
We fight these vampires, fight these vampires.
(Instrumental)
Communicate
Cheap dreams of empty swings around
We communicate,
Vampires and their guns.
We all eat clouds now, to pass the time away
To pass the time away
To be away(?)
We fight these vampires, fight these vampires.
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I think this song is a reference to escapist media:
Overused ideas or dreams in the media, "communicate cheap dreams of empty"
Ideas and dreams like vampires, "Vampires and their guns"
We ingest escapist literature and digital media, which would be similar to eating a "cloud" something empty and unfilling, just for fun, or to pass the time. "we all eat clouds to pass the time away"
Escapist, running away from reality and fighting some vampires. "to be away, we fight these vampires"
Actually I believe by "We all eat clouds now, to pass the time away" Yannis is referring to his excessive use of pot. Its a metaphor for smoking weed.
Actually I believe by "We all eat clouds now, to pass the time away" Yannis is referring to his excessive use of pot. Its a metaphor for smoking weed.
Yeah, that does make much more sense. It's a reference to escapist drugs. The part "to pass the time away" still sticks with me though.
Yeah, that does make much more sense. It's a reference to escapist drugs. The part "to pass the time away" still sticks with me though.
I absolutely love this one. the drums are amazing. and "To be away(?)"; not sure what it is exactly, but I can ALMOST hear it. it doesn't sound like 'away' to me though. kind of bothers me that I can't figure it out..
I hear it as "to beat the fate" but I could easily be wrong.
I hear it as "to beat the fate" but I could easily be wrong.
this is my absolute favourite song by them - by far. i adore all there work, but this is the best.
I hear "to be refrained" or anyhting on those lines. That or you coud buy the album and they have the lyrics in there.
It's about Vampires, the openly admit that. Loads of videos they just say "this song is about Vampires"
I think maybe he might be saying to be de-fanged? It sounds really close to me and the song is about vampires so it would work. This song is just amazing. I'm on love with it and Foals.
To be away(?)
I hear "To keep the faith"
isnt it "cheap dream of empty swings around" and "we all eat clouds now" cheap dream being herb eating clouds as in herb smoke. vampires suck and a piece is sometimes reffered to as a gun (ganja gun) cuz you load it up and fire away.