Schradinova is Janne Schra who lives in the Dutch city Huizen. Former singe… Read Full Bio ↴Schradinova is Janne Schra who lives in the Dutch city Huizen. Former singer of succesful Dutch popjazz outfit Room Eleven Janne Schra chose to go her own way after several international tours and lots of awards. Something to do with 'musical differences', you know how it goes. With help from former bandmates, Torre Florim (De Staat), Tjeerd Bomhoff (Voicst) and producer Johan Lindstrom (Nina Kinert) Schradinova made an accesible, yet highly imaganitve jazzy album with oddball lyrics about pencils, an imaginary Italian Family and stormy weather. There's rock, Balkan- and latin-influences, and that gorgeous, soothing voice. She started her carreer in 2001

India Lima Oscar Victor Echo You
Schradinova Lyrics

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Spread your legs
Spread your arms
You might be a criminal
Trust is irrelevant

We are at war
So wait in line
Do as you're told

For now you're mine

Take off your belt
Take off your shoes
Let me search your body
I have to feel you

Take off your belt
Take off your shoes
Let me search your body
I have to feel you

We are at war
So wait in line
Do as you're told
For now you're mine

Take off your belt
Take off your shoes
Let me search your body
I have to feel you

I love to yell in your ear and explain the rules - loud and clear

I love to yell in your ear and explain the rules - loud and clear

Take off your belt
Take off your shoes
Let me search your body
I have to feel you

Take off your belt
Take off your shoes
and your water bottle, nail clippers too

Take off your belt
Take off your shoes
Let me search your body
I have to feel you

Take off your belt

Take off your shoes
and your water bottle, nail clippers too

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Schradinova's song "India Lima Oscar Victor Echo You" describe an encounter between a person and an authority figure, possibly a TSA agent at an airport, where the person is being subjected to a security search. The person is being instructed to spread their legs and arms while being searched, and their trust is deemed irrelevant. The artist suggests that we are at war and therefore people must wait in line and do as they're told, as their bodies become the property of the authority figure.

The repetition of the lines “Take off your belt, take off your shoes” emphasizes the invasive nature of the search, and the demand for complete surrender of personal belongings. The artist describes their love for yelling in the person's ear and explaining the rules, which reveals a power dynamic between the authority figure and the person being searched.

The lyrics of the song criticize the invasion of personal privacy in the name of security, and question the extent to which authority figures can control individuals. The song serves as commentary on security measures during times of war and the potential loss of individual freedoms.

Line by Line Meaning

Spread your legs
Assuming a position of power and control over the listener

Spread your arms
Extending control and submission over the listener

You might be a criminal
Viewing the listener as guilty before proven innocent

Trust is irrelevant
Emphasizing the lack of trust and expectation for the listener's compliance

We are at war
Framing the conversation as an aggression or struggle for power

So wait in line
Demanding obedience and patience

Do as you're told
Insisting on following orders without question

For now you're mine
Establishing ownership and control over the listener

Take off your belt
Indicating a search or invasion of the listener's personal space

Take off your shoes
Requiring obedience and compliance with the search

Let me search your body
Exercising physical control over the listener