This song was written mostly about Win and Regine's experiences in Port-au-Prince.
As Win said; "There’s a crazy energy in Port-au-Prince when the sun goes down, because there is no electricity in a lot of the city. A lot of parts of the city are pretty dangerous, and people are rushing around trying to get home."
Win says that his time in Port-au-Prince has altered the way he sees life in general, and this song is the most direct representation of that on Reflektor.
The second verse is described by Win as follows; "In the airport in Haiti there are always these packs of missionaries with matching T-shirts that say "God loves Haiti." And you talk to some of these people and you're like, "Oh what are you guys doing here?" And they're like, "Oh we're going to help Haiti! We're going to paint houses!" And you're like, "Well why don't you hire a Haitian to paint the houses? I guarantee they would love to paint a house." So I don't know, it's just like this mashup of missionaries and Port au Prince and that's probably it."
I think this song is about religious zealots such as those who go to an uber-religious country like Haiti and expect to teach the people there about God. When they're already one of the most Godly nations there is.
This song was written mostly about Win and Regine's experiences in Port-au-Prince.
As Win said; "There’s a crazy energy in Port-au-Prince when the sun goes down, because there is no electricity in a lot of the city. A lot of parts of the city are pretty dangerous, and people are rushing around trying to get home."
Win says that his time in Port-au-Prince has altered the way he sees life in general, and this song is the most direct representation of that on Reflektor.
The second verse is described by Win as follows; "In the airport in Haiti there are always these packs of missionaries with matching T-shirts that say "God loves Haiti." And you talk to some of these people and you're like, "Oh what are you guys doing here?" And they're like, "Oh we're going to help Haiti! We're going to paint houses!" And you're like, "Well why don't you hire a Haitian to paint the houses? I guarantee they would love to paint a house." So I don't know, it's just like this mashup of missionaries and Port au Prince and that's probably it."
I think this song is about religious zealots such as those who go to an uber-religious country like Haiti and expect to teach the people there about God. When they're already one of the most Godly nations there is.