First and foremost, this is one of Kate's top 5 songs for me and I love all her music. I especially love the polytonal thing she does so incredibly with the first lines, specifically on the words "night" and "like". She is the only singer I know that can pull that off so elegantly.
As to the meaning, it does seem like perhaps this couple is sympathetic to a certain cause (what that is we do not know) and the man wants to aid the cause by flying the getaway plane. There is a back and forth exchange in the lyric between the man and the woman.
First and foremost, this is one of Kate's top 5 songs for me and I love all her music. I especially love the polytonal thing she does so incredibly with the first lines, specifically on the words "night" and "like". She is the only singer I know that can pull that off so elegantly.
As to the meaning, it does seem like perhaps this couple is sympathetic to a certain cause (what that is we do not know) and the man wants to aid the cause by flying the getaway plane. There is a back and forth exchange in the lyric between the man and the woman.