Seems to be about a guy from Rael who is out traveling the seas in his boat when he hears that the Red Chins have invaded his homeland. He decides to take action and tells the captain of his boat to drop him off and return on Christmas, if the yellow flag of Rael is flying, that means he has won and they are to moor the boat. If a red flag is flying, then the Red Chins have prevailed and the guy is dead, hence "in Rael I'll stay," and they are to take the boat and get out of there. His men seem to think he's crazy, too.
I think it's the opposite. Yellow = "my courage has ended," meaning he's given up the fight/has been overrun and needs rescue. It seems that at the end, the captain of his ship doesn't return ('he's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again") but the singer is overrun and sends up the yellow flag (the last verse is repeating the yellow flag verse) but there's no one there to save him. Presumably he's overtaken and killed by the invaders... which may be why "Rael 2" almost seems to be about the afterlife?
I think it's the opposite. Yellow = "my courage has ended," meaning he's given up the fight/has been overrun and needs rescue. It seems that at the end, the captain of his ship doesn't return ('he's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again") but the singer is overrun and sends up the yellow flag (the last verse is repeating the yellow flag verse) but there's no one there to save him. Presumably he's overtaken and killed by the invaders... which may be why "Rael 2" almost seems to be about the afterlife?
@TheFranzFerdinand I absolutely agree with @Vallam's take. "my courage has ended"....He's given up. To me, the red flag symbolizes victory, which, by the end of the song, clearly wasn't the case.
@TheFranzFerdinand I absolutely agree with @Vallam's take. "my courage has ended"....He's given up. To me, the red flag symbolizes victory, which, by the end of the song, clearly wasn't the case.
Seems to be about a guy from Rael who is out traveling the seas in his boat when he hears that the Red Chins have invaded his homeland. He decides to take action and tells the captain of his boat to drop him off and return on Christmas, if the yellow flag of Rael is flying, that means he has won and they are to moor the boat. If a red flag is flying, then the Red Chins have prevailed and the guy is dead, hence "in Rael I'll stay," and they are to take the boat and get out of there. His men seem to think he's crazy, too.
I think it's the opposite. Yellow = "my courage has ended," meaning he's given up the fight/has been overrun and needs rescue. It seems that at the end, the captain of his ship doesn't return ('he's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again") but the singer is overrun and sends up the yellow flag (the last verse is repeating the yellow flag verse) but there's no one there to save him. Presumably he's overtaken and killed by the invaders... which may be why "Rael 2" almost seems to be about the afterlife?
I think it's the opposite. Yellow = "my courage has ended," meaning he's given up the fight/has been overrun and needs rescue. It seems that at the end, the captain of his ship doesn't return ('he's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again") but the singer is overrun and sends up the yellow flag (the last verse is repeating the yellow flag verse) but there's no one there to save him. Presumably he's overtaken and killed by the invaders... which may be why "Rael 2" almost seems to be about the afterlife?
@TheFranzFerdinand I absolutely agree with @Vallam's take. "my courage has ended"....He's given up. To me, the red flag symbolizes victory, which, by the end of the song, clearly wasn't the case.
@TheFranzFerdinand I absolutely agree with @Vallam's take. "my courage has ended"....He's given up. To me, the red flag symbolizes victory, which, by the end of the song, clearly wasn't the case.