If you believe in the idea of heaven and afterlife, you’re alone from the point you die until you make it through the pearly gates. The start of the chorus: “He sleeps alone / He needs no army where he’s headed / ‘Cause he knows / That they’re just ghosts” – need I say more? This could be viewed as someone who had died or is in the process of dying. It is also very difficult to think when your life is running a mile a minute. “Know, my only goal is to see / When I’m only fast asleep / It takes more than strength to find / This peace of mind”: it’s hard to clear your mind of things and get to a zen state. Knowing the guys though, I doubt this is what they were trying to convey. Seeing when you’re fast asleep – and in another consciousness – is something yogis do. Now, the analysis, with my thoughts grouped by topic category:ĭon’t laugh, but this is what verse 1 first said to me. That I was worthy, I was worthy, I was worthy, I was Unlike the previous analyses, I’m going to group my thoughts under headings to make the analysis a little easier to digest.Īnd they can’t hurt him if he can’t see them, ohĪnd I don’t know if in the morning I will be here

Well, the tables may have been turned, as Two Door has revealed the first single from their second album, ‘Beacon’, and it’s miles away a better song lyrically than Delphic’s London 2012 Olympics single ‘Good Life’. I liked Delphic’s a tick more, because the content felt more intellectual to me. Where to find it: ‘Beacon’ (2012, Kitsune, Glassnote, in early September)īoth Delphic and Two Door Cinema Club’s debut albums came out in 2010, and I adore both.

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