Pilot
Kari Rueslåtten Lyrics


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you just want to strip me
off of who i am
divide me into pieces
and then you can decide
what it is you want
a heart a mind a fuck
if it's all the same to you
i'll choose instead
it's a close race, close race
you're pushing the buttons now
as fast as you can
close race, close race
now it's time to understand
and leave you, leave you
stranded here
a pilot with no plane
my parachute will open
while yours will fail
and it doesn't really matter
if your crash-helmet is on
i'll just light another
of your cigarettes




and the ghosts that haunt this house
will slowly fade away

Overall Meaning

In Kari Rueslåtten's song "Pilot," the singer is confronting someone who wants to control her, to strip her of her identity, and break her down into pieces. This person sees her as a series of objects: "a heart, a mind, a fuck." The singer refuses to be reduced to this, and declares that she will choose her own path. She compares the situation to a race, where her oppressor is pushing all her buttons as fast as she can, but the singer is determined to leave her behind.


The metaphor of the "pilot with no plane" is particularly striking. The singer seems to be saying that she has been stripped of her power, but she still has agency. She is in control of her own parachute, and she will escape the situation, while her oppressor will inevitably crash and burn. The singer is also able to find a sense of liberation in this moment - she is free from the ghosts that haunt the house, ghosts that may represent the memories of past trauma or abuse. In the end, the singer is still standing, and she is still in charge of her own destiny.


Line by Line Meaning

you just want to strip me
You want to take away who I am as a person


off of who i am
You want to take away my identity


divide me into pieces
You want to break me apart and separate me into different parts


and then you can decide
You want to have control over me and decide what you want


what it is you want
You want to figure out what you want from me


a heart a mind a fuck
You want me to be available to you physically, emotionally, and sexually


if it's all the same to you
If it doesn't matter to you


i'll choose instead
I will make the decision for myself


it's a close race, close race
The decision is a difficult one


you're pushing the buttons now
You are trying to control and manipulate me


as fast as you can
You are doing it quickly and aggressively


now it's time to understand
Now it's time for you to realize


and leave you, leave you
I will abandon you


stranded here
Left alone and helpless


a pilot with no plane
A person without direction or means of escape


my parachute will open
I will find a way out of this situation


while yours will fail
Your attempts to control me will not work


and it doesn't really matter
It's not important


if your crash-helmet is on
Whether you are prepared or not


i'll just light another
I will continue to smoke


of your cigarettes
Your bad habits or toxic behavior


and the ghosts that haunt this house
The memories or emotions that linger in our relationship


will slowly fade away
They will diminish over time




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Juan Pablo Gustafsson

1 - Beautiful Morning 0:00
2 - Butterfly-milk 3:39
3 - Calling You 6:24
4 - Denial 10:26
5 - Exile 14:22
6 - Leaving 18:07
7 - Love I Gave 21:13
8 - Never Fly Away 24:20
9 - Pilot 27:58
10 - River 31:24
11 - Smile In Your Sleep 35:20
12 - Snow 38:48
13 - Calling You (Hidden Track) 42:19

Natalia Andrea Amarillo Gómez

Maravillosa voz!!!

Vocalele

One of my fav album ever!

Neueregel

Another great CD !!

btk C

Wow.!!!!!

Neueregel

All lyrics of this CD, here http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/karirueslatten/pilot.html#1

Fernando Andres Venegas Perez

discaso

cuiper indy

which version of the disc is this? Seems as you fucked up the tracks order

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