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I see a Mansard roof through the trees
I see a salty message written in the eaves
The ground beneath my feet
The hot garbage and concrete
And now the tops of buildings
I can see them too
I see a Mansard roof through the trees
I see a salty message written in the eaves
The ground beneath my feet
The hot garbage and concrete
And now the tops of buildings
I can see them too
The Argentines collapse in defeat
The admiralty surveys the remnants of the fleet
The ground beneath their feet
Is a nautically-mapped sheet
As thin as paper
While it slips away from view
I see a salty message written in the eaves
The ground beneath my feet
The hot garbage and concrete
And now the tops of buildings
I can see them too
I see a Mansard roof through the trees
I see a salty message written in the eaves
The ground beneath my feet
The hot garbage and concrete
And now the tops of buildings
I can see them too
The Argentines collapse in defeat
The admiralty surveys the remnants of the fleet
The ground beneath their feet
Is a nautically-mapped sheet
As thin as paper
While it slips away from view
Lyrics submitted by Maxxpower
Track duration: 02:07
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As for the rest of the song, I'm not so sure. I think that "a salty message written in the eaves" is like a pre-emption of the Falklands war. Over the course of the song the narrator gets higher (in terms of position or drug use I'm not sure), shown by "and now the tops of buildings I can see them too" and by the end they are so high that the ground looks like it does on a map.
By the way, the british were justified in keeping the Falklands islands as the inhabitants have voted many times that they want to stay British.
As for seeing a Mansard roof through the trees, if you see the scene in your mind's eye, you're looking out from a building or the roof of a building somewhere that has a lot of old Victorian buildings...like NYC. It's lowish, because it's "through the trees" (maybe 4 or 5 floors up). It makes me think of a time when I was in Paris looking a little down at the buildings as we climbed higher and higher. Have some pics. They're not interesting, but it's a view that goes way out.
How that relates to the Falkland Islands, no idea. But I think they're painting a scene of looking out at some part of Manhattan from a not-too-high vantage point.
Hot garbage could also refer to the shelling of large attack ships like the Belgrano, one of the main injuries during the Falkland war was burn victims that had been on ships as they were blown up and set on fire. A salty message could be something to do with the sinking of ships into the salty sea.
Keep in mind that the Argentine Capitol (Casa Rosada) building has 4 Mansard Roofs. It is the most famous building in Argentina.
i know what Vampire Weekend style is
But i mean the background of 'Mansard Roof'
I know its not 'Peter Gabriel' but i know it is something
Im just lost for words
In a way it kind of reminds me of being at the beach
Or some kind of Elvis-styled music
-XTheColorsOfVinylX
does anyone have any idead for a third verse? what do you think would be appropriate? it would be relaly helpful if i could have some ideas. thanks.