The words “Pirate Jet” are repeated in the background throughout the entire song. These words are used as a pun for private jet.
"'Pirate Jet’ takes the album out swinging, a finale with shuddering jazz hands: “Did you like the show? It was called PLANET EARTH". We’re finished and now everyone’s evolved into plastic. A new breed of human.
But y’know, I want to clear this up. ‘Plastic Beach’. It’s not a green record. It’s not a judgement on the world. It’s just a picture. Plastic Beach: it’s another place, another way of looking at the world. And this is its soundtrack…."
- Band member Murdoc Niccals, in an interview with NME
Pirate Jet
Gorillaz Lyrics
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Because we left the taps
Running
For a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with a couple of people
The plastic creating people
It's all good news now
Because we left the taps
Running
For a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with a couple of people
The plastic creating people
Still connected to the moment it began
The lyrics of Gorillaz/Mick Jones/Paul Simonon's song Pirate Jet have a deeper meaning than it appears at first glance. The song talks about the repercussions of human activities, and how it has affected the planet. The very first line "It's all good news now" is ironic as it is used sarcastically to convey that now that the damage is done, everything has become news whether good or bad. The next line "Because we left the taps running for a hundred years" shows how humans have been irresponsible with the resources and left them running for years, creating havoc on the planet.
The lines "So drink into the drink, a plastic cup of drink, drink with a couple of people, the plastic creating people" are about the use of plastic in our daily lives. Generation after generation, humans have been drinking from plastic cups and creating plastic, which is harming the planet. The line "Still connected to the moment it began" shows how the problem started, and despite being aware of the consequences, humans have continued their activities.
In conclusion, Pirate Jet by Gorillaz/Mick Jones/Paul Simonon's, is a critique on human activities and how it has affected the planet. Through its lyrics, it portrays the irony of seeing everything as good news despite the damage by humans.
Line by Line Meaning
It's all good news now
Things are looking up at the moment
Because we left the taps Running For a hundred years
We've been wasting resources carelessly for a very long time
So drink into the drink
Indulge in the distractions that society has created
A plastic cup of drink
A symbol of the disposable culture we live in
Drink with a couple of people
Share the shallow indulgences with others
The plastic creating people
Referring to those who contribute to the production and consumption of single-use plastics
Still connected to the moment it began
The problem persists and our actions are still causing harm, even after years of neglect
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DAMON ALBARN, JAMIE HEWLETT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Valhallen002
It's all good news now
Because we left the taps
Running
For a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with a couple of people
The plastic creating people
Still connected to the moment it began
It's all good news now
Because we left the taps
Running
For a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with a couple of people
The plastic creating people
Still connected to the moment it began
@0tterhead
It's all good news now
Because we left the taps
Running
For a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with a couple of people
The plastic creating people
Still connected to the moment it began
It's all good news now
Because we left the taps
Running
For a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with a couple of people
The plastic creating people
Still connected to the moment it began
Your welcome. :)
@clayton8009
"Pirate Jet" Lyrics
Pirate jet, pirate jet [Repeated multiple times, and throughout the song]
It's all good news now
Because we left the taps
Running for a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with the purple, the people
The plastic eating people
Still connected to the moment it began
It's all good news now
Because we left the taps
Running for a hundred years
So drink into the drink
A plastic cup of drink
Drink with the purple, the people
The plastic eating people
Still connected to the moment it began
@notmrdemo_
"Drink into the drink"
-Stuart Pot
@severiusbrandusa1413
Stuart Tusspot*
@thebadhustlex7528
This song sounds somewhat menacing. Like accepting something bad, knowing that it will get worse, and laughing about how screwed up it is, knowing how inevitable it is.
@severiusbrandusa1413
@@popbitzblast3649 Global warming is bullshit.
@ShaDHP23
That's the human comedy for you.
@ShaDHP23
@@popbitzblast3649 no, Plastic Beach is about excess and vanity, the human animal putrifying the world as it celebrates its vices. Read the Lorax.
@kazelciegomiller1289
I guess that is little bit like "oh green world"
@ZurditaDinamita
Well, working with Murdoc must feel like that lol
@chickenlittle5320
pirate jet is so underated, it should get more attention.
@KaedenIrvine
chicken little all the songs they have been made are under rated especially the fall