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White Flag Lyrics
Bashy:
Look yo, no castaway no survivor
I ain't lost and this ain't shipwrecked
I feel small in this big wide world
And mummy ain't said
Honey I shrunk the kids yet
I ain't Jesus but I'm walking on water
There's no bombs here there's no war cuz
I can break out of jail with a lighter
So is there any point in making laws blood
This ain't Atlantis are you sure
I nearly suffocated with I touched the shore
No rain condoms get poured
And up the road you'll never guess who I saw
Kano:
Skip on a beat like Ali in the gym
Honey I'm home this is where I want to live
Just found it like Nemo on the de-low
I don't know if it's greener but it's green though
On the other side of the fence
Bye to the ends look no feds no stress no rent
No superficial shit it's real folk
Where the woman look hot but the beats cold
And the speech goes like hi little lady, sex on a beach
Wanna try for baby word in the village I'm a little bit crazy
Swagger on a hundred degrees no eighty
Look if heaven had a VIP this is it white sand blue sea
But I don't know who they are
And I'm damn sure they don't know me
But I come in peace
Bashy & Kano:
White Flag, White Flag
No war no guns no poor just life
Just love no hype just fun no ties
Just me and my mic just me and my wife
But tell me if I'm dreaming
Cos I don't want to wake up till the evening
And I don't want to be left sleeping
From all the diseases that I breathe in
Look respect the island no stealing
And don't bring religion here no three kings
Integrated and we ain't leaving
We come on a peace thing
White flag? white flag.
I ain't lost and this ain't shipwrecked
I feel small in this big wide world
And mummy ain't said
Honey I shrunk the kids yet
I ain't Jesus but I'm walking on water
There's no bombs here there's no war cuz
I can break out of jail with a lighter
So is there any point in making laws blood
This ain't Atlantis are you sure
I nearly suffocated with I touched the shore
No rain condoms get poured
And up the road you'll never guess who I saw
Honey I'm home this is where I want to live
Just found it like Nemo on the de-low
I don't know if it's greener but it's green though
On the other side of the fence
Bye to the ends look no feds no stress no rent
No superficial shit it's real folk
Where the woman look hot but the beats cold
And the speech goes like hi little lady, sex on a beach
Wanna try for baby word in the village I'm a little bit crazy
Swagger on a hundred degrees no eighty
Look if heaven had a VIP this is it white sand blue sea
But I don't know who they are
And I'm damn sure they don't know me
But I come in peace
No war no guns no poor just life
Just love no hype just fun no ties
Just me and my mic just me and my wife
But tell me if I'm dreaming
Cos I don't want to wake up till the evening
And I don't want to be left sleeping
From all the diseases that I breathe in
Look respect the island no stealing
And don't bring religion here no three kings
Integrated and we ain't leaving
We come on a peace thing
White flag? white flag.
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"Look yo, no castaway no survivor I ain't lost and this ain't shipwrecked"
I just realized that these are all probably supposed to be referring to their respective movies/tv shows of the same name.
Capitalize 'em.
I always thought of this song as an exposition for the rest of the album. Like they're saying, "We're not trying to make some hugely profound statement, we're not trying to start a fight with anybody, we're leaving all the bullshit out; just sit back an enjoy the plastic beach, friends."
The story of the album takes place like 30 years in the future. The world is extremely hot do to global warming. But technology has evolved enough for us to "recreate" a paradise, and the song is about humanity giving up on saving the earth to live on this Plastic Beach. While nature outside is destroyed.
when I hear this song I always think of rook island from Farcry 3
FIrst!! a lot of people are hating on this song but dang i love it!!! as for the meaning, i have yet to decode it. white flag as in surrender? idk but terrific song!!! stoked about the album
Dude seriously i agree with you, this song is freaking terrific, love it, can;t wait to get the experience edition
Dude seriously i agree with you, this song is freaking terrific, love it, can;t wait to get the experience edition
yeah coldplay sucks and its obvious that its about peace dung hooo.. accepting this island as it is dirty and going to carry on like that...
yeah coldplay sucks and its obvious that its about peace dung hooo.. accepting this island as it is dirty and going to carry on like that...
love pb so much!!!!!
love pb so much!!!!!
awesome song, love it
i hear this on the first verse: i can break out a jail with the lights out so is there any point in making lost blood?
could be wrong though... anyway, i think this song is basically about trying to find peace through isolation, and never really waking up to the real world around you. & though admittedly things would be pretty peaceful without paying attention to religion, war & tragedy, and becoming involved, they seem to know that they're dreaming & that you can't live that way honestly. "white flag" could ultimately stand for giving up in way also. just my take on it. ; )
i heard it "I can break out of jail with a lighter, so is there any point in making nose blood," a reference (or so i thought) to the pointlessness of violence because it just doesn't settle anything. however, the officially released lyrics that came w/ the itunes deluxe version: "I can break outta jail with a lighter So is there any point in making laws, blud?"
i heard it "I can break out of jail with a lighter, so is there any point in making nose blood," a reference (or so i thought) to the pointlessness of violence because it just doesn't settle anything. however, the officially released lyrics that came w/ the itunes deluxe version: "I can break outta jail with a lighter So is there any point in making laws, blud?"
So excited for this album. I'm only going to explain what I see in this song, by itself, the first time I hear it, and not in the context of the whole album (someone else can connect it all)
This song is about an escape, about creating a new place away from our pollution-heavy lifestyle
"And I don't want to be left sleeping From all the diseases that I breathe in"
This place is going to be away from the military-industrial complex, away from hierarchy (kings, rulers, presidents) and war. Living the way human animals are meant to, one could argue.
Anyways, next song...
How can you not like this song?
It has a happy, carefree tone to it, and lyrics to match it too. It's fabulous. <3