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The Captain Lyrics
Angels fall to the floor
Like they would if I was captain
"Silver children," She roared
"I'm not the son of God"
Somebody help me sing
Can anybody hear me?
Liars and lovers combine tonight
We're gonna make a scene
Somebody help me sing
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Somebody help me sing
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Help me be captain of
Our crippled disguises
I won't show what's underneath
It's time for surprises
I can't climb up your ladder
I can't ride your horse
I've swallowed half an hourglass
So now the landscape is swollen up
I gave birth to a fire
It's like his features where burning
I'm in control
I am the son of God
Somebody help me sing
Can anybody hear me?
Line up your soldiers one final time
We're gonna have a ball
Somebody help me sing
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Somebody help me sing
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Help me be captain of
Our crippled disguises
I won't show what's underneath
It's time for surprises
I can't climb up your ladder
I can't ride your horse
I've swallowed half an hourglass
So now the landscape is swollen up
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Like they would if I was captain
"Silver children," She roared
"I'm not the son of God"
Can anybody hear me?
Liars and lovers combine tonight
We're gonna make a scene
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Somebody help me sing
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Our crippled disguises
I won't show what's underneath
It's time for surprises
I can't climb up your ladder
I can't ride your horse
I've swallowed half an hourglass
So now the landscape is swollen up
It's like his features where burning
I'm in control
I am the son of God
Can anybody hear me?
Line up your soldiers one final time
We're gonna have a ball
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Somebody help me sing
Whoa-oh-oh-oh
Our crippled disguises
I won't show what's underneath
It's time for surprises
I can't climb up your ladder
I can't ride your horse
I've swallowed half an hourglass
So now the landscape is swollen up
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
Let's love death away
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on his imaginary ship, he is captain, and he and his crew of sinners (liars and lovers) rule over death and religion (agels fall to the floor). But he's not there yet and because of this he feels inadequate, is lacking in confidence and now he's getting older, so now there's fewer prospects of this happening than before."eaten half an hour glass"-
his life is remaining empty, lacking fulfillment and confidence. He's sick of the falseness of his own ship of liars (crippled disguises) and he wants to break free of this fake world he's bought into(it's time for surprises).
the very ship he made himself captain of is actually not that great (gave birth to a fire)
He can't get this girl because she's not buying into his falsely unconfident attitude.(can't ride your horse) which could be the frustration causing him to write this.
I think it sounds like 'Let's lock death away' at the end.
Also, this song is absolutely amazing.
yeah it's definitly "lets lock death away" plus i've heard that used in another biffy song but i can't find which, possibly something from puzzle...anyway great song
yeah it's definitly "lets lock death away" plus i've heard that used in another biffy song but i can't find which, possibly something from puzzle...anyway great song
I thought it was "lets love death away" personally.
I thought it was "lets love death away" personally.
The booklet says "Let's love death away".
The booklet says "Let's love death away".
i thought it was lets walk death away
i thought it was lets walk death away
the song originally came from a bootleg of a set in lyon in 2005. there were origionally going to be two songs, one called 'help me become captain/, and the second called 'captin sir', there are bootlegs about of 'help me become captian' and this song 'the captain' seems to basically an evolved version from it.
no idea what it means. feeling of inadequacy, and he's trying to convince himself that hes better by saying so? that seems too plain to come from such beautiful words
It is about someone being confused as a a Christ-tpye person. ("I am not the son of God)". In this case, the singer could be referring to Lucifer as The Captain. Lucifer is the shadow or the opposite reflexion of the son of God. When the singer says: "Angels fell to the floor like they would if I was captain" he is referring to when Lucifer was cast out of heaven with a legion of angles. They all ''fell to the floor' when this happened. Lucifer is in this song the captain. Someone witness this apparent glory and exclaims: "Silver...
It is about someone being confused as a a Christ-tpye person. ("I am not the son of God)". In this case, the singer could be referring to Lucifer as The Captain. Lucifer is the shadow or the opposite reflexion of the son of God. When the singer says: "Angels fell to the floor like they would if I was captain" he is referring to when Lucifer was cast out of heaven with a legion of angles. They all ''fell to the floor' when this happened. Lucifer is in this song the captain. Someone witness this apparent glory and exclaims: "Silver children" because she can see their brightness. Because in latin Lucifer means 'the light bearer', these children are possibly the offspring of Lucifer (or in this case the Captain). When the singer says: 'somebody help me sing' he could be feeling the powers of entities copulating to create something.
He acknowledges that he has reached the zenith of his life when he says that he has swallowed half hourglass and that his world looks intimidating (the landscape has swollen up). He acknowledges not being of the same league as Lucifer (I can't ride your horse/ can't climb your ladder) but he aspires to be like him when he asks for help so he can also master of deception (help me be captain of our crippled disguises).
I love this song.
No idea what it means either. But wonderful song! I love it so much!
"let's lock death away" it sounds more like, i think (:
You right it is ' lets lock death away' hence why simon is locked in the brink in the video
You right it is ' lets lock death away' hence why simon is locked in the brink in the video
It's about taking control of your life and asking for help in making your life better, as well as feeling inadequate in life and asking for help.
"Help me be Captain of.." "Somebody help me sing..." "Can anybody hear me?"
Also, its "Let's love death away" i heard it in the acoustic version :)
Yeah, it's 'Let's love death away', I have the album and it has the lyrics in the cover :]
Yeah, it's 'Let's love death away', I have the album and it has the lyrics in the cover :]
@LCPareAwesome It's Let's throw death away - the lyrics are on the Biffy Clyro web site.
@LCPareAwesome It's Let's throw death away - the lyrics are on the Biffy Clyro web site.
I gave birth to a fire?!? Lol wtf is that line about, I'd say this song is about smoking weed.
I think this book may have some meaning derived from John Connolly's "The Black Angel" have a read, and let me know what you think :)
My favourite song of 2009 and if it wasnt for snow hey oh by the rhcp my favourite of th noughties