Lyric discussion by meltorg 

Cover art for Cargo Culte lyrics by Serge Gainsbourg

and throwing darts from their blowpipes (srabacanes) expecting to them to wreck and take over the contents and spirit of them. In his grief he prays (Moi, comme eux, j'ai prié les cargos de la nuit) this "cargo culte" in hope it could give him back Melody. The lyrics didn't really make sense to me until I read this page of our good old Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_cult He's so sad that he's ready to believe in a religion that claims that a wrecked plane content can be returned to life (Et je garde cette espérance d'un désastre Aérien qui me ramènerait Melody)