Eight Flew Over, One Was Destroyed Lyrics

Lyric discussion by common alchemist 

Cover art for Eight Flew Over, One Was Destroyed lyrics by Mew

this song is about wondering what happened to someone who was right there flying with you. and they disappear as if shot down. but not, they left on their own, "Do you remember what made you fall? And does it matter to you at all? You wanna go, you wanna see What lies could set you free"

this other person's willingness to separate causes our pilot to go down.