The Appeal & the Mindsweep I
Enter Shikari Lyrics

This is an appeal to the struggling and striving stakeholders of this planet
This song is directed towards those who are fighting to create a better world for the future, the people who have a stake in the survival of our planet.

This floating rock we call Earth
We are living on Earth which is just a mass floating in space.

Alas, that means you
This is referring to the person listening to the song, conveying that they are part of the group tasked with creating a brighter future.

That means
The previous statement extends to every person you meet, whether you know them or not.

Everyone of your acquaintance
This means everyone you know, it echoes the previous statement.

Every figure your eyes skim past in the street
This means every unknown person who you happen to look at or pass by.

Every charlatan still to defeat
This means the people who are deceiving others for their own gain are yet to be defeated.

Every tender face you find solace in
This means the people who you find comfort in, those who are close to you.

Now mimic the mindset William Wallace was in
This is encouraging you to adopt a mindset similar to that of William Wallace, who fought for Scotland's independence.

Dismount - disembark - descend from your existence
Step away from the anger and hate you may be feeling, and focus on the task at hand.

Slacken your angst and decant your hate
This means you should release your anger and hate, trying not to hold them in.

'Cos in the long run they're about as useful
Holding on to hatred and anger is not productive in the long run.

As pouring acid onto your dinner plate
It's as useless and harmful as adding acid to your food.

To muzzled masses that lead lives of deafening desperation
This refers to those who are voiceless and struggling to survive.

With Excalibur aloft King Arthur earned the throne
This references the famous story of King Arthur pulling the Excalibur sword out of the stone to earn his rightful place.

But it's our minds we got to wrench out of the stone
The line is a parallel to the King Arthur story, suggesting it is our minds we need to open up and let out to make a change.

Don't be fooled by its simplicity
The message of the song may seem simple, but it is powerful.

There was never a broadcast made of such urgency
This is highlighting the urgency of the message contained within the song.

'Cos at no time before us
There has never been a time when the world was in such a state of emergency.

Did we grasp the scope of this emergency?
We didn't realize the full extent of the emergency we are currently in.

Ladle out love and logic by the boatload
Lend out love and logic in abundance.

Equipped with that cargo you can take any road
With this love and logic, you can go in any direction you need to create a better future.

Now grab life; seize time
Take hold of life and make the most of it, for the sake of the future.

This fight is for human kind
The current fight is for the sake of all humanity, for the future generations to come.

I am a mindsweeper
The singer is claiming to be someone who can read into the deeper thoughts of people.

Focus on me
The singer is saying that people should pay attention to them.

I dart through rapids; through streams of thought
The singer is claiming to be able to move through a person's thoughts rapidly and smoothly.

Then suddenly I started losing my mind
The singer is losing their grip on reality while they are in the midst of reading someone's thoughts.

Catapulting through the uncharted
The singer is moving through unfamiliar territory of thought patterns and ideas.

I could no longer tell if these were your thoughts or mine
The singer cannot differentiate between their own thoughts and the ones they are reading from the other person.

And if was as if I held a mirror up to my soul
The experience seemed like a reflection of the person's own thoughts, as if they are looking very deeply into their own subconscious.

Who was the author?
The narrating speaker is not sure if they are expressing their own thoughts or just reflecting what someone else is feeling.

And who was the observer?
The artist doesn't know who is interpreting the thoughts, whether the artist or the listener.

For at the last analysis our thoughts coalesced
At the end of the day, the thought processes are connected somehow between the artist and the listener.

Your are not alone
The singer is telling the listener that they are not the only one in this fight, that there are others standing beside them, including the singer themselves.

You have entered volatile territory
This line is warning the listener that they are in a dangerous situation.

You have started a journey; you're part of this story
By taking action, the listener has begun a new journey, and a new story is unfolding.

And this, this was just a glimpse, just a glimpse
Everything the listener has experienced so far is just a glimpse into what is to come.

You've no idea what you've got yourself into
The singer is implying that the listener will soon realize they are in over their head.

I am a mindsweeper
The artist repeats what they mentioned before, that they can read into people's thoughts.

Focus on me
The artist repeats again that people should pay attention to them.