London Heathrow Lyrics
As If I should even be one to talk
Constantly moving on all my luck
So fast like a rabbit then getting stuck
I cannot give up
In a briar patch I knew I would meet you
But I'm stopped, not sure it's entirely true
Deja vu of people that I knew already
What I did to them, this is getting heavy
And spinning me places that I wish I deserved to be
I have to block it before my intuition deceives me
Looking for blue planet rays to become human
I have a gift that tells of every curse
So make a move for the exit
But your laugh shakes me up and it makes me clean
Between an XM pop rock takeover queen
And an old friend who left a spell
Lifted every curse so make a move for the entrance
Watching hands not mine shaking maybe signs
And tying hair with a flare
That's ready to fly aboard civilian crimes
They're knife-cutting all the lines
And I don't at all care why
I'm staring like I've got a better idea
Saw you scrambling numbers
And highlighting fluorescent wit
With a steady pen on airline standby trends
Looking for blue planet rays to become human
I have a gift that tells of every curse
So make a move for the exit
But your laugh shakes me up and it makes me clean
Between a top 40 pop rock takeover queen
And an old friend who left a spell
Lifted every curse so make a move for the entrance
I see things, not crazy
I've come clean, not wasting
Not lazy, done chasing
I knew you would be there
But I couldn't believe it
My friends know I'm out there
To speak truths and take dares
A-B, 52, and it's thirty degrees
I'm making sense with this movie on the back of the seat
On the port side of this ride
Looking for blue planet rays to become human
I have a gift that tells of every curse
So make a move for the exit
But your laugh shakes me up and it makes me clean
Between an XM pop rock takeover queen
And an old friend who left a spell
Lifted every curse so make a move for the entrance
Jordan: "This was the second song that got written the day Brian said 'Write me a hit!'. It had an early Smashing Pumpkins feel (of sorts) to us, so the working title for the sessions became that. It's a very vibey, groovy piece of music through and through. I think the bridge is my favorite part of the song. For the lyrics: so I'll get these premonitions, mostly in the form of day-dreams. Vivid visions or senses of things to come anywhere from five seconds into the future to a day, week, or month into it. They typically have scared the shit out of me, but the song is about one recent one which was pretty cool. It took place at London Heathrow airport last December when we were waiting for standby flights home after they had shut down all out-going flights (due to bad weather). It'd take a lot out of me to explain it all right now, so come ask me at a show! Or in a future interview if that would work."