2. Baader Meinhof is the black metal side project of Ghostemane
Mogadishu
Baader Meinhof Lyrics
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With some pop stars in the night
I'm down as an extremist
- he's a parasite
Drive me to the city limits - God is war
And love
Your lucky star fell out the sky
- the mother ships above
It's a 24 hour flight
When the fireworks hit you
Mogadishu
On a beautiful Saturday night
Your captain is a cypher
An informant from Dubai
Each traitor gets 4 cigarettes
And makes his will to die
Christ was an extremist
With Kamikaze soul
Happy Birthday Anna
Your 29 years old
And I've got to find a superstar
And I've got to find the girls
To take me to the city limits
To the mother ship below
The Baader Meinhof band's song "Mogadishu" is a dark and gritty tune that addresses the themes of extremism, betrayal, and chaos. The beginning of the song mentions a deal that was cut with some pop stars at night. The singer is down as an extremist, and he is like a parasite, taking advantage of the situation. They drive him to the city limits where he declares that God is both war and love. The next line speaks of someone's lucky star falling out of the sky, which could be a metaphor for someone's fortunes running out or coming to an end.
The chorus mentions Captain Martyr Mahmoud, who says that it's a 24-hour flight when the fireworks hit you in Mogadishu on a beautiful Saturday night. This line could be interpreted in many ways, but most likely, it's talking about the collapse of the city in Somalia in the early 1990s when the band was formed. The next verse talks about how the captain is a cypher, an informant from Dubai, and each traitor gets four cigarettes and makes their will to die. The mention of Christ being an extremist with a Kamikaze soul might be used to criticize religious extremism and fanaticism.
Finally, the song concludes with the singer looking for a superstar and girls to take him to the city's limits, to the mother ship below. The last line could be interpreted in different ways, but most likely, it's talking about a spaceship or a metaphorical symbol of futuristic technology.
Line by Line Meaning
I had to cut a deal
I had to make an agreement
With some pop stars in the night
With some influential people
I'm down as an extremist
I'm considered as someone with radical views
- he's a parasite
- he relies on others for his survival
Drive me to the city limits - God is war
Take me out of the city, it's like a battlefield
And love
Despite the situation, there is still love
Your lucky star fell out the sky
You've lost your good luck
- the mother ships above
- UFOs are present
Captain Martyr Mahmoud says
Captain Mahmoud, who is ready to die for his beliefs, declares
It's a 24 hour flight
It will take 24 hours to get where he wants to go
When the fireworks hit you
When a dangerous situation happens unexpectedly
Mogadishu
Referring to the Somali city where violence is common
On a beautiful Saturday night
Even on a seemingly peaceful night
Your captain is a cypher
Your leader is mysterious
An informant from Dubai
He is passing on information
Each traitor gets 4 cigarettes
Traitors are given cigarettes before they die
And makes his will to die
And prepares for his death
Christ was an extremist
Christ had radical beliefs
With Kamikaze soul
He was willing to die for what he believed in
Happy Birthday Anna
Wishing Anna a happy birthday
Your 29 years old
You're now 29 years old
And I've got to find a superstar
I need to find someone with great influence
And I've got to find the girls
And I need to find women to accompany me
To take me to the city limits
To help me get out of the city
To the mother ship below
To escape to the unknown, like a spaceship
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: LUKE MICHAEL HAINES
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The Initiation never ends.
theRayDog
See, I'm invisible now. I leave no traces, no footprints. I'm invisible now. I'm a hunter with nothing left to lose. And that bastard, that smug and self-satisfied beast, can't see me coming.
Holy Wod
King Mob rules!
JasonPilley
Nice and smooth.
Daniel
Hmm.
Z286
Great song
watcher
'... And I've got to find the girls to take me to the city limits to the mother ship below...'
Danny :
Ghostmane went crazy on this
Denver Morgan
Im ready.
K O
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