Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
Armored cars sail the sky
They're pink at dawn
If I lived forever, you
Just wouldn't be so beautiful
As the sun
When it shines
All over the world
We're pilots watching stars
The world pre-occupied
We're pilots watching stars
Who do we think we are
Ice and clouds shimmer outside
Rain just falls
At magic hour
It's just the sound
Of you and me
Time twitching
Murmurs of
Our friendly machine
We're pilots watching stars
The world pre-occupied
We're pilots watching stars
Who do we think we are
It's just the sound
Of you and me
They're pink at dawn
If I lived forever, you
Just wouldn't be so beautiful
As the sun
When it shines
All over the world
We're pilots watching stars
The world pre-occupied
We're pilots watching stars
Who do we think we are
Ice and clouds shimmer outside
Rain just falls
At magic hour
It's just the sound
Of you and me
Time twitching
Murmurs of
Our friendly machine
We're pilots watching stars
The world pre-occupied
We're pilots watching stars
Who do we think we are
It's just the sound
Of you and me
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
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"Fast car" is kind of a continuation of Bruce Springsteen's "Born to Run." It has all the clawing your way to a better life, but in this case the protagonist never makes it with her love; in fact she is dragged back down by him.
There is still an amazing amount of hope and will in the lyrics; and the lyrics themselve rank and easy five. If only music was stronger it would be one of those great radio songs that you hear once a week 20 years after it was released. The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just driving and working and denigrating yourself for a chance at being just above poverty, then losing in the end is just painful and inspiring at the same time.
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This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
i'm surprised no one interpreted this as the obvious profession of two lovers, in a world of their own bliss, above it all...
@scarlit I've interpreted this song in a few ways over the years. But now I agree with you.
@scarlit also in the music video it focuses on lovers kissing amongst the pilots dancing around them.
Well it means Goldfrapp going off into a strange world where we can't follow. A lot of images combine to make up this impression of immortality, power and strangeness. It is strange and haunting.
My favourite goldfrapp song. Who else writes about pilots and turns it into a beautiful song.
One of the most beautifully relaxing songs ever.When I close my eyes to this I feel like i'm floating in a different world full of peace and happiness
a complete, total homage to John Barry and the James Bond series.
er, i meant John, not Felix
Song kind of makes me think of the Final Fantasy games (due to airships)
I agree with savinbalix.
"Armoured cars sail the sky" suggests future there humanity finally achieved the dream about flying cars "Sun When it shines All over the world" suggests that action takes place in orbit "magic hour It's just the sound Of you and me" explains what that action is. "friendly machine" is auto-pilot
Is this about our mortality causing us to be distracted by beautiful things (including celebrities) when our minds should be on more important matters as we pilot both our lives and this world?
Ode has this one down but I never thought of it that way before he said it