Drosophila Melanogaster
The Book Of Knots Lyrics

B-A-9-8-7 TXL Berlin Tatl Airport to LHR London Heathrow
The singer is on a flight from Berlin to London, seated in the first row of economy class right behind the business class, feeling envious of the passengers ahead, and struggling with discomfort due to lack of legroom.

I am seated right behind the curtain
The singer is seated in the first row of economy class, directly behind the curtain that separates it from the business class.

First row economy
The singer is in the first row of the economy section of the plane, which is usually closer to the business or first-class section, resulting in more leg space.

Right behind the business class
The artist is sitting directly behind the section reserved for the more expensive business class passengers.

Where envy is at its greatest
The artist is feeling envious of the passengers in business class, who enjoy more comfort and space during the flight.

My knees grind into the back of the front seat
The singer is struggling with lack of legroom on the flight, with their knees pressing into the back of the seat in front of them.

B-A-27 LHR London Heathrow to HKG Hong Kong, China
The singer is on a flight from London to Hong Kong and ordering three drinks to pass the time during the flight.

Yes, I'll have a tea please
The artist is ordering a cup of tea.

And maybe a gin tonic
The artist is ordering a gin and tonic.

Make that three
The artist is ordering three of a combination of tea and gin and tonic drinks.

L-O-6-7-7 from WAW Frederic Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland to SVO Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow, Russia
The singer is on a flight from Warsaw to Moscow and encountering issues with fruit flies contaminating their drink at the airport during a delay.

The flight is two hours late
The artist's flight is delayed by two hours.

My throat is
The singer's sentence is incomplete and the meaning unclear based on this line alone.

I order a cognac in the depature hall, take a sip, set down the glass
The singer orders and drinks a glass of cognac while waiting in the departure hall.

Before I can take a second sip the rim of the glass is covered with fruit flies
Fruit flies swarm around the singer's glass of cognac before they can take another sip.

Too late
The artist's chance to enjoy their drink without flies in it has passed.

Too many dead flies are already swimming in the glass
Several dead fruit flies have already fallen into the artist's glass of cognac.

I leave the restaurant and our departure is still a long time off
The singer exits the restaurant where they were drinking and discovers their flight is still delayed.

Go to the gate
The singer proceeds to their boarding gate.

A small room with benches all facing the airfield
The boarding gate is a small room with benches positioned in the direction of the airfield.

Small window marked drink bar
There is a small window in the boarding gate room marked as a place to buy drinks.

The cognac here is cheaper
The price of cognac at the drink bar is lower than the price at the restaurant.

Since my last I make a second try
The singer decides to give cognac another try, hoping to avoid the same issue with fruit flies as before.

But the drama repeats itself
The same scenario plays out and fruit flies swarm around the artist's drink once again.

By the time I cover the glass with my passport
The singer attempts to prevent fruit flies from entering their drink by covering it with their passport.

Which at the time is green with a golden eagle on it
The singer describes their passport as a green color with a gold eagle symbol on it.

There are already several flies swimming in it
Despite their efforts, several fruit flies are already present in the singer's drink.

Drosophila melanogaster
The scientific name for the fruit fly species that is bothering the artist.

Dew-loving, dew-loving, dew-loving black-bodied flies
A repetition of the description of the fruit fly species, highlighting their attraction to dew drops and their black bodies.

Drosophila melanogaster
The scientific name for the fruit fly species that is bothering the singer.

Drosophila melanogaster
The scientific name for the fruit fly species that is bothering the singer.

Dew-loving black-bodied flies
A concise repetition of the description of the fruit fly species, highlighting their attraction to dew drops and their black bodies.