A common theme in Magazine lyrics for me is the nature of truth, perspective and how are views can be manipulated.
The plane crash can be seen as a politicised event where an enemy is identified and the media focusses are attention on their agenda. Even an accident could be seen as an act of war. Cameras are trashed as they no longer shoot the true scenes and actors fool us into adopting mindsets constructed by the powerful. Similarly to Motorcade, Devoto laments the inability for society to see the true nature of the World for it is too easily manipulated by Politics and Media.
A common theme in Magazine lyrics for me is the nature of truth, perspective and how are views can be manipulated. The plane crash can be seen as a politicised event where an enemy is identified and the media focusses are attention on their agenda. Even an accident could be seen as an act of war. Cameras are trashed as they no longer shoot the true scenes and actors fool us into adopting mindsets constructed by the powerful. Similarly to Motorcade, Devoto laments the inability for society to see the true nature of the World for it is too easily manipulated by Politics and Media.