Kasabian are Sergio Pizzorno (guitar, synths, vocals), Christopher Edwards … Read Full Bio ↴Kasabian are Sergio Pizzorno (guitar, synths, vocals), Christopher Edwards (bass), Ian Matthews (drums) and guitarist Tim Carter. Formed in Leicester, England, United Kingdom in 1997, Kasabian are named after Linda Kasabian, who was the getaway driver at the Tate-LaBianca murders committed by members of the Manson Family. The UK rock band has been compared with the likes of Primal Scream and Oasis. Ben Kealey and Gary Alesbrook are long-serving touring members since 2006. Former frontman Tom Meighan was fired in 2020 for assaulting his fiancée, following which time the band have continued as a four piece. Other former members of Kasabian include multi-instrumentalist Chris Karloff and guitarist Jay Mehler.

Their self-titled debut album was released in 2004, featuring UK top 10 single Cutt Off and has been followed with:
2005: Live from Brixton Academy
2006: Empire, featuring UK top 10 single Empire
2009: West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum, featuring the global hit single Fire
2011: Velociraptor!
2012: Live!
2014: 48:13
2017: For Crying Out Loud
2022: The Alchemist's Euphoria, the first album since the sacking of Tom Meighan.
2024: Happenings

Secret Alphabets
Kasabian Lyrics

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This is the end of the tracks
Where the fountains climb into your eye
Nobody's hurting and nobody's lying
They climb into your eye never to die

They say the man, he used to sail on his journey
And laid a trap so much the pilgrims for their money
He placed his gold all over this world

And in morning as he looked out over Cairo
He makes his process and his smoked them in a barroom
He could not die and we never found out why

This is the end of the tracks
Where the fountains climb into your eye
Nobody's hurting and nobody's lying
They climb into your eye never to die

This is the end of the tracks
Where the fountains climb into your eye
Nobody's hurting and nobody's crying
They climb into your eye never to die

No one's getting older
Everybody's feeling young
Journey's almost over now
There's hope for everyone

This is the end of the tracks
Where the fountains close
(This is the end of time)
This is the end of the tracks

Where the fountains close
(This is the end of our life)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Kasabian's song "Secret Alphabets" describe the end of a journey or a path, where fountains climb into your eye and nobody is hurting or lying. The song feels like a reflection of the end of life, where there is an acceptance of death and a sense of peace. The lyrics also refer to a man who used to travel on his journey and lay traps for pilgrims to steal their money. He spread his gold all over the world, and when he looked out over Cairo, he smoked his profits and processed them in a barroom. The man could not die, and nobody ever found out why. The lyrics are open to interpretation, but they seem to suggest that even though someone may accumulate great wealth in life, they cannot take it with them when they die.

One interesting interpretation of the song is that it references the Egyptian Book of the Dead, where in the afterlife, the deceased must pass through the "weighing of the heart" ceremony. The ceremony involves weighing the heart of the deceased against the feather of justice. If the heart is light, the deceased is free to enter the afterlife, but if it's heavy, the heart is devoured by a monster, and the person is condemned to eternal unrest. The fountains that "climb into your eye" could be a metaphor for the tears shed during the ceremony.

Line by Line Meaning

This is the end of the tracks
The end of a journey or a phase in life.

Where the fountains climb into your eye
A metaphor for tears due to a powerful emotional experience.

Nobody's hurting and nobody's lying
A place of peace and honesty where no one is being hurt.

They climb into your eye never to die
The emotional experience is immortalized in one's memory.

They say the man, he used to sail on his journey
Introductory line to a story about a man's journey.

And laid a trap so much the pilgrims for their money
The man tricked pilgrims out of their money.

He placed his gold all over this world
The man spread his wealth across the globe.

And in morning as he looked out over Cairo
The man observed the city of Cairo.

He makes his process and his smoked them in a barroom
The man's mysterious ritual involved smoking in a barroom.

He could not die and we never found out why
The man was immortal and the reason behind his immortality is unknown.

No one's getting older
A place where time does not pass.