I believe this song is about an environmental occurrence in Iceland. If you go to the Gorillaz myspace, they had a line saying "STOP THE DAMS!" with a link to an Icelandic site about how they're getting rid of a protected habitat and replacing it with an aluminum factory. They're going to flood the land by unlocking dams and then building over it.
Hence the "so maybe you're all in love with aluminum" line. I think that line is saying they'd rather have an aluminum factory rather than wildlife. Gorillaz, along with other artists, are protesting this factory idea (Damon is very environmental) so by saying "you hold it in your hands, the sun will shine again" it tells people to stand against this idea and preserve the habitat.
By saying "this young land is a young land let it stay that way" they're telling the Icelandic people to preserve one of the last European habitats around.
I believe this song is about an environmental occurrence in Iceland. If you go to the Gorillaz myspace, they had a line saying "STOP THE DAMS!" with a link to an Icelandic site about how they're getting rid of a protected habitat and replacing it with an aluminum factory. They're going to flood the land by unlocking dams and then building over it.
Hence the "so maybe you're all in love with aluminum" line. I think that line is saying they'd rather have an aluminum factory rather than wildlife. Gorillaz, along with other artists, are protesting this factory idea (Damon is very environmental) so by saying "you hold it in your hands, the sun will shine again" it tells people to stand against this idea and preserve the habitat.
By saying "this young land is a young land let it stay that way" they're telling the Icelandic people to preserve one of the last European habitats around.