Helicopter
Echoes of Despair: A Harrowing Tale in Deerhunter's 'Helicopter'
Lyrics
Take my hand and pray with me
Inviting someone to join in prayer or seek support
My final days in company
Expressing being in the final moments alongside others
The devil now has come for me
Feeling a sense of impending doom or danger represented by the devil
And helicopters circling the scene
Observing helicopters circling the location or scene, possibly indicating a dramatic or significant event
And I pray for us
Asking for prayers or support for oneself or others
Could you pray for us
Requesting if someone else can also pray for the situation
We know he loves you the best
Recognizing that another individual is favored or loved more by a higher power
We know he loves you the best
Reiterating the acknowledgment of someone being more favored or loved
Lights inside my cave
Metaphorically referencing being internally surrounded by darkness or a difficult situation
Tired of my pain
Expressing weariness or exhaustion from experiencing pain
I'm tired of my pain, oh
Repeating the fatigue and weariness caused by pain
All these drugs they play
Highlighting the influence of drugs in the situation
All leave in these terrible ways
Noting that all the drugs have negative consequences or side effects
They don't pay like they use to pay
Indicating that the financial rewards or benefits from drugs have diminished
I used to make it day to day
Reflecting on a past ability to manage daily life with the earnings from drugs
No one cares for me
Feeling abandoned or disregarded by others
I have minimal needs
Stating minimal requirements or needs
I keep no company
Living in solitude without companionship
And now they are through with me
Noting that others have ended their association or relationship with the speaker
Now they are through with me
Repetition emphasizes the feeling of being abandoned or discarded by others
Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
-Now they are through with me
Finalizes the sentiment of being discarded or abandoned by others
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