Apparitions
♫ The Raveonettes Lyrics
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Jack up on life in hell
Thunder love has struck us again
Where apparitions are the sinful spell
Elude the harsh reality of our lands
We saw tears and tragedy
Rejoin the back of rebel angels at night
Let's get out of here
Want you to come along
Let's get out of here
Want you to come along
In the sunless days of war
I was a young pilot strewing death
I see tears and frightened eyes
Put them to sleep till I was out of breath
A silhouette of jealousy in the sky
I took revenge on love nightly
I'll take a hard look back someday
And deny war apparitions of sympathy
The Raveonettes' song Apparitions is a haunting portrayal of the struggles that haunt people, especially in the dark of the night. The song seems to touch upon the idea that in the night, we let loose and run around in the streets, fueled both by the hedonism of life in hell as well as the electric charge of thunder love that strikes hard and fast. It's a time where we lose ourselves and let go of the harsh reality of our lands, evading the tragedies and tears that we saw in our wake. This is when we rejoin the back of rebel angels, appearing like apparitions of an infantry, a ghostly presence that lingers in the corners of our minds.
The song is also intense in its imagery of war, presenting a narrative of a young pilot who has to suffer the consequences of his actions. It is as if the pilot sees tears and frightful eyes and puts them to sleep until he was out of breath, taking revenge on love nightly. The song's climax is quite stark in the celebration of the end of war and the denial of its apparitions of sympathy that haunt the pilot in the aftermath.
Line by Line Meaning
In the night, we run around in the streets
Under the cover of darkness, we wander the streets aimlessly
Jack up on life in hell
We seek to escape the pains of reality through drug use
Thunder love has struck us again
Love has once again taken a hold of us suddenly and powerfully
Where apparitions are the sinful spell
Our distorted perceptions of reality are a harmful curse
Elude the harsh reality of our lands
We avoid confronting the harsh truth of our society
We saw tears and tragedy
We have witnessed the painful consequences of our actions
Rejoin the back of rebel angels at night
We join a group of mischievous and rebellious individuals who act under the cover of darkness
Like apparitions of an infantry
We move quickly and stealthily, like the ghostly presence of an army
Let's get out of here
Want you to come along
We desire to escape our current situation and seek companionship along the way
In the sunless days of war
I was a young pilot strewing death
During wartime, I was a young, inexperienced pilot tasked with dropping bombs that caused death and destruction
I see tears and frightened eyes
Put them to sleep till I was out of breath
I witnessed the terror and sadness of my victims, but continued to carry out my duties until I was exhausted
A silhouette of jealousy in the sky
My envy and bitterness towards those who had found love was symbolized in the shape of an airplane above
I took revenge on love nightly
I sought to harm as many couples as possible through my acts of war
I'll take a hard look back someday
And deny war apparitions of sympathy
Someday, I will reflect on my actions and refuse to feel any remorse for the destruction and pain I caused
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Written by: Sune Rose Wagner
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