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Pilots (On a Star) Lyrics
Armoured 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 the stars
The world pre-occupied
We’re pilots watching the stars
Who do you 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
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 the stars
The world pre-occupied
We’re pilots watching the stars
Who do you 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
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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 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.
@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