Tekst piosenki
[Verse 1]
We were floating for days
We were flying the way
That doves do
And I loved you
We were sailing the sky
Watch the clouds passing by
Like a dreamland
Where should we land
[Pre-Chorus]
We were invincible
That’s what they said
So indivisible
Wherever we went
Higher and higher, yeah
I guess that we had it all
Light up the sky and then
We thought that we’d never fall
[Chorus]
You were my Hindenburg lover we were flyin’ away
But then we took a wrong turn and it was all up in flames
And now I’m starin’ at the wreckage tryin’ make it okay
Oh, yeah
And I guess I got burned from the scars on my heart
And I’d be lyin’ if I said I didn’t know from the start
That there was something in between us that would tear us apart
Oh, yeah
[Verse 2]
I can still see your face
Looking back through the flames
And I search it
Was it worth it
No I don’t mind the smoke
But your tears make me choke
Are you okay? Should I go away?
[Pre-Chorus]
We were invincible
That’s what they said
So indivisible
Wherever we went
Higher and higher, yeah
We thought that we’d never fall
Light up the sky and then
I guess that we had it all
[Chorus]
You were my Hindenburg lover we were flyin’ away
But then we took a wrong turn and it was all up in flames
And now I’m starin’ at the wreckage tryin’ make it okay
Oh, yeah
I guess I got burned from the scars on my heart
And I’d be lyin’ if I said I didn’t know from the start
That there was something in between us that would keep us apart
Oh, yeah
You were my Hindenburg lover we were flyin’ away
But then we took a wrong turn and it was all up in flames
And now I’m starin’ at the wreckage tryin’ make it okay
Oh, yeah
I guess I got burned from the scars on my heart
And I’d be lyin’ if I said I didn’t know from the start
That there was something in between us that would keep us apart
Oh, yeah
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Analiza piosenki
Utwór „Hindenburg Lover” jest oparty na katastrofie Hindenburga, która miała miejsce 6 maja 1937 roku w New Jersey. Niemiecki sterowiec pasażerski LZ 129 Hindenburg stanął w płomieniach. Na pokładzie znajdowało się 97 osób, zginęło 36.
Nawiązaniem do piosenki w pierwszym wersie jest „żeglowaliśmy po niebie […] byliśmy niezwyciężeni”, tak jak myśleli Niemcy. Pre-Chorus odnosi się do tego jak sterowiec się zapalił, dlatego „Light up the sky and then we thought we’d never fall”. Refren „We took a wrong turn and it was all up in flames […] I guess I got burned from the scars on my heart,” wyjaśnia się jako mówienie, że coś poszło nie tak i że ocaleni są na zawsze zbrukani.
W drugiej zwrotce wyjaśnia, że próbował szukać swojej ukochanej i nie wiedział, czy szukać dalej, czy się poddać, tak jak to robili Niemcy, gdy szukali, czy ktoś z ich towarzyszy przeżył płomienie. Osobiście uważam, że jest to wspaniała piosenka, która jest zarówno edukacyjna, jak i emocjonalna. Dwoje ludzi było tak zakochanych w sobie, że wierzyli, że nic nie stanie im na drodze. Wszystko zmieniło się na gorsze.
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