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Make our escape, you're my own Papillon
The world turns too fast
Feel love before it's gone
It kicks like a sleep twitch
My Papillon, feel love when it's shone
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, just don't put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here
He'd have raised a hand by now
Now darling, you're born, get old, then die here
Well, that's quite enough for me
We'll find our own way home somehow
No sense of doubt or what you could achieve
I've found you out
I've seen the life you wish to leave
But when it kicks like a sleep twitch
You will choke, choke on the air you try to breathe
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, now just don't put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here
He'd have raised a hand by now
Darling, you're born, get old, then die here
Well, that's quite enough for me, dear
We'll find our own way home somehow, how, how
It kicks like a sleep twitch
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, just don't put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here
He'd have raised a hand by now
Darling, now you're born, get old, then die here
Well, that's quite enough for me, dear
We'll find our own way home somehow
It kicks like a sleep twitch
It kicks like a sleep twitch
The world turns too fast
Feel love before it's gone
It kicks like a sleep twitch
My Papillon, feel love when it's shone
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, just don't put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here
He'd have raised a hand by now
Now darling, you're born, get old, then die here
Well, that's quite enough for me
We'll find our own way home somehow
No sense of doubt or what you could achieve
I've found you out
I've seen the life you wish to leave
But when it kicks like a sleep twitch
You will choke, choke on the air you try to breathe
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, now just don't put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here
He'd have raised a hand by now
Darling, you're born, get old, then die here
Well, that's quite enough for me, dear
We'll find our own way home somehow, how, how
It kicks like a sleep twitch
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, just don't put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here
He'd have raised a hand by now
Darling, now you're born, get old, then die here
Well, that's quite enough for me, dear
We'll find our own way home somehow
It kicks like a sleep twitch
It kicks like a sleep twitch
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To me, the persona seems to be saying that though often this life can seem a bit like French Guiana to he and his "partner", through their enduring love and devotion, they can find pleasure through the escape together.
"It kicks like a sleep twitch" is the central metaphor of the song; a sleep twitch scares the shit out of you in the instant before you realize that it was really nothing.
Just be content with what you have with another person you love, escape the oppressive monotony, and ignore your crazy impulses, because if you try to go it alone, you'll choke on the un-breathable air (another French Guiana reference) alone and afraid and lost...
Make our escape, you’re my own papillon
The world turns too fast, feel love before it’s gone
It kicks like a sleep twitch
My papillon, feel love when it’s shone
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, just don’t put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here, he’d have raised a hand by now
Now darling, you’re born get old then die here
Well that’s quite enough for me, we’ll find our own way home somehow
No sense of doubt, or what you could achieve
Well I found you out, I’ve seen the life you wish to leave
But when it kicks like a sleep twitch
You will choke, choke on the air you try to breath
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, now just don’t put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here, he’d have raised a hand by now
Darling, you’re born get old then die here
Well that’s quite enough for me dear, we’ll find our own way home somehow, how, how
It kicks like a sleep twitch
It kicks like a sleep twitch
Darling, just don’t put down your guns yet
If there really was a God here, he’d have raised a hand by now
Darling, now you’re born get old then die here
Well that’s quite enough for me dear, we’ll find our own way home somehow
It kicks like a sleep twitch
It kicks like a sleep twitch
the singer tells her that she is in fact not leading the life she should have
don't put your guns yet... : the singer tells her not to settle for this. god won't help her.
feel love before it's gone : they are in love, he is telling her to go for this before there is nothing left
( correct lyrics )
i found you out, i've seen the life you wish to leave : she pretended that everything was going well, but he discovered that this is not so
it kicks like a sleep twitch : she cannot deny this feeling of knowing there is something better. when she tries, she is suddenly and strongly reminded. even her body reacts to this.
The world turns too fast, feel love before it done
It kicks like a sleep twitch
My Papillon, feel love when it's done"
I fee like the "My papillon, feel love when it's done" part is actually something else. At first I though it was "in love with a shark" but then I realised that was silly. Buy still, it doesnt sound like hes saying "feel love when its's done" at the end of that part.
I really love that line. As for Papillon, I think both the butterfly and Charrière interpretations could work. Not a fan of the musical direction these guys have taken, but the lyrics are as strong as ever.
The Papillon reference is definitely to the book/film - Papillon is a character who relentlessly tries to escape imprisonment out of a sense that his imprisonment is unjust and unfair, to a point where he is prepared to risk execution or death at sea to escape.
for instance: bloc party , arctic monkeys, peter bjôrn and john,...
Sleep twitch: If I understand correctly, it refers to the small rapid body movements that occur just before you fall asleep. I have experienced more of them I you are really tired. You can actually wake up bacause of those. Would that be about seeing finally the truth that wakes you up from your sleep? The truth that destiny is really in your own hands.
I interpret the song in very same way as people above. I'd like to add something about the video though. I seems to be about the journey of you life. It starts from a tunnel (haha), you rush through your life pushing forward with strength and determination. Some friends join you on the way, and leave you later. Then in the end, you just cease to exist. Creepy somehow.