Eight Flew Over, One Was Destroyed Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ndrw 

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

I agree with Fanatism... it's about someone's plan to commit suicide in order to be with a loved one in the afterlife. Apart from the "to wake up with you" lyric, I think the most telling section is this:

In the darkest flight of my career I am made blue all through On my dark descend I persevere I am thinking of you

I'm actually more curious about the title... eight what?

ndrw: "I'm actually more curious about the title... eight what?"

Angels? Because, you know the Mew Angel logo, right? Well, I heard that the official name for it is "One Was Destroyed." Which is why they draw it tilted downwards sometimes.