I’m on the fence on the way the first chorus ends. This theme is repeated in the second half of verse 2: “Oh, hold, hold, hold / Hold me close / I’ve never been this far from home” – this person has left the life he has known on earth, to somewhere entirely different. He needs no protection (the “army”) because there is no danger passing from the physical living world to the spiritual one. 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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