Death Horizon Lyrics

Lyric discussion by jaime138 

Cover art for Death Horizon lyrics by Pixies

I believe this song might be about the main character realizing their partner is cheating on them, and now he/she is seeking revenge in the form of something called the 'death horizon' (maybe murder?). Maybe Charles was just messing around or being extremely abstract (as usual). I don't really like to overthink lyrics or art for that matter, but this one I got to build a whole story lol.

1st verse: a couple relaxing at the beach, maybe on a vacation.

2nd verse: the main character realizes that his partner has someone else 'he's coming to you' / 'I'm thankful that he helped me to see'.

3rd verse (chorus): the tone seems to be very sarcastic, or calling out on his partner's lies/cynicism.

4th: the 'death horizon' may be something of a raging feeling coming from above and underneath at the same time.

5th + 6th: the temperature rising might have to do with this uncontrollable rage. 'but what can you do?' might be the character thinking it is now too late to go back.

The end.