After some EPs and an NME featured track (Alas Agnes), the band toured and released their debut album 'Making Dens' in 2006 to positive reviews. The band released their sophomore album, 'Twenty One' on March 24th, 2008.
Before the release of fourth album "Radlands", bassist Kai Fish left the band and was replaced by Peter Cochrane
Flakes
Mystery Jets Lyrics
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Is one I never thought that I'd play
But if you want me gone
There are kinder ways to say
So long than spitting in my face
They don't teach these things in school
They just lay down the rules which are there for you to break
If I'm wrong
Then dust me off and put me in my place, but
Drop a bomb
Shall you blow me away without even a trace?
I'll be gone and I won't give chase
'Cause when you're in pieces, you pick up the bits
And nothing fits, and the wind blows
You away
Oh, the wind blows you away
Oh, the wind blows you away
Oh, the wind blows you away
I pray
There will come a time when I think of you and I smile
These days
Everything seems to last only a while
Remember the names
For the day when we'd have a child
But the trouble with dreams, they're not what they seem
'Cause when you awake, they fall through your fingers
In flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
The song "Flakes" by Mystery Jets is a reflective and melancholic song that muses upon the end of a relationship. The lyrics lament the fact that there is no easy way to say goodbye, and the pain of being rejected in a hurtful way. The singer acknowledges that relationships end, but wishes that there was a kinder way to do so. The lyrics suggest that the singer has been hurt badly by the breakup, and feels lost and alone in the aftermath. The chorus of the song is a repeated refrain about the wind blowing the singer away, suggesting a feeling of being untethered and adrift.
The lyrics of the song also touch on the idea of dreams and memories. The singer reflects on the hopes and dreams that they had for the relationship, and how those dreams have fallen apart like "flakes" slipping through their fingers. The song suggests that even the best dreams can be shattered by reality.
Overall, "Flakes" is a deeply emotional and introspective song that captures the pain of heartbreak and the fragility of dreams.
Line by Line Meaning
This song
The song being sung
Is one I never thought that I'd play
The singer didn't expect to perform this song
But if you want me gone
If you want the singer to leave
There are kinder ways to say
There are gentler methods to communicate
So long than spitting in my face
Don't spit in the singer's face to make them leave
They don't teach these things in school
Schools don't teach how to deal with certain situations
They just lay down the rules which are there for you to break
Schools have rules that you can challenge and break
If I'm wrong
If the singer is mistaken
Then dust me off and put me in my place, but
Correct the singer's error, but respectfully
Drop a bomb
Destroy the singer
Shall you blow me away without even a trace?
Will you eliminate the singer without any evidence?
I'll be gone and I won't give chase
The singer won't pursue you if you make them leave
'Cause when you're in pieces, you pick up the bits
When you're struggling, you try to fix things piece by piece
And nothing fits, and the wind blows
Despite trying, things still don't fall into place and there is turmoil
You away
It feels like everything is slipping away
I pray
The singer hopes
There will come a time when I think of you and I smile
The singer hopes to remember happy moments of you in the future
These days
Currently
Everything seems to last only a while
Things are fleeting and temporary
Remember the names
Recall the people's names
For the day when we'd have a child
In anticipation of having a child
But the trouble with dreams, they're not what they seem
Dreams don't always match reality
'Cause when you awake, they fall through your fingers
When you realize it isn't real, it slips away
In flakes
In bits and pieces
They fall through your fingers in flakes
Reality shatters dreams and it slips away in small, difficult to grasp pieces
They fall through your fingers in flakes
The vanishing slips away as small pieces
They fall through your fingers in flakes
It all falls apart and slips between fingers with pieces
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: HENRY WILLIAM HARRISON, KAI FISH, KAPIL TRIVEDI, STEVEN BLAINE HARRISON, WILLIAM REES
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pizenblues
This song
Is one I never thought that I'd play
But if you want me gone
There are kinder ways to say
So long than spitting in my face
They don't teach these things in school
They just lay down the rules which are there for you to break
Which are there for you to break
If I'm wrong
Then dust me off and put me in my place, but
Drop a bomb
Shall you blow me away without even a trace?
I'll be gone and I won't give chase
'Cause when you're in pieces, you pick up the bits
And nothing fits, and the wind blows
You away
Oh, the wind blows you away
Oh, the wind blows you away
Oh, the wind blows you away
I pray
There will come a time when I think of you and I smile
These days
Everything seems to last only a while
Remember the names
For the day when we'd have a child
But the trouble with dreams, they're not what they seem
'Cause when you awake, they fall through your fingers
In flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
TeaCakes
When the song still gets you in the feels 10 years later
Mariany Knapik
faz 8 anos q escutei essa música, e toda vez que ouço ela novamente e como se sentisse o vento do outono em meu rosto! vocês fazem parte da minha vida!! obrigada por essa música.
Jacper60
This song gives me chills... it's so beautiful.
pizenblues
This song
Is one I never thought that I'd play
But if you want me gone
There are kinder ways to say
So long than spitting in my face
They don't teach these things in school
They just lay down the rules which are there for you to break
Which are there for you to break
If I'm wrong
Then dust me off and put me in my place, but
Drop a bomb
Shall you blow me away without even a trace?
I'll be gone and I won't give chase
'Cause when you're in pieces, you pick up the bits
And nothing fits, and the wind blows
You away
Oh, the wind blows you away
Oh, the wind blows you away
Oh, the wind blows you away
I pray
There will come a time when I think of you and I smile
These days
Everything seems to last only a while
Remember the names
For the day when we'd have a child
But the trouble with dreams, they're not what they seem
'Cause when you awake, they fall through your fingers
In flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
They fall through your fingers in flakes
Gore Cioran
pizenblues Thx ✨💖
Crystal59367
Ohh, love this song! - All songs (i know from them by watching them here) are fantastic, but this is my utterly favourite of them. great band!
Sonnysidee
I saw them live and they're beautiful live <3
Emily Lupton
saw them at reading, n hurt my friends ears i yelled so loud, they are truly amazing live, hope you have fun! ×
sysFail81
Best Mystery Jets song so far! Absolutely brilliant!
stbernardlover1973
this song and absolutely amazing. it needs an instant rerelease.