Phoenix “Armistice”

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Dahlias they come from me
A promise to get well
That ain’t working thinking that you’re no good
Don’t worry no I’m not the kind that kiss and tell

No Dahlias and Cherry-trees,
I don’t recall them anyway
Some lovers know it ain’t gonna wear out
To each his own the same
Look what you wasted

When the lights are cutting out
And I come down in your room
Our daily compromise
It is written in your signed armistice

And when the lights are cutting out
And I come down in your room
Well well decide as always
Here is your signed armistice

It’s time to follow, not to heat it up
Requesting this plane is a propeller
In the middle of the course when ambitions are low
Head-on close, hang on before you lose control

The octagon logo had to rip it up
The semaphore message on your lips
Some lovers know it ain’t gonna wear out
To each his own the same
What else is wasted ?

When the lights are cutting out
And I come down in your room
Our daily compromise
It is written in your signed armistice

And when the lights are cutting out
And I come down in your room
Well well decide as always
Here is your signed armistice

For lovers in a rush
For lovers always
Foreign lovers in a rush
Keeping promises
For lovers in a rush
For lovers always

Written by Thomas Mars, Christian Mazzalai, Deck D’Arcy, Laurent Brancowitz

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  1. Seriously… why is this the lyric of the week?

    Maybe I just don’t understand what is trying to be conveyed by the writer. But it doesn’t make much sense to me.

    I get the armistice as a cease fire type of thing, but whats with the octagon logo and the plane? How do they fit?

    Perplexed… Maybe its just a song and I should leave it as a mixed up love affair and trying to compromise in a relationship.

    Personally I feel its just a bunch of non-related lines. But thats just my opinion.

  2. This is the way that I interpret those lyrics: The “octagon logo” is a “stop sign”. The word “semaphore” is kinda strange to use in the context but it’s kinda like a signal…mixed signals maybe.
    Yea, that makes sense if you tie it to the verse before it with the propeller. Like the relationship is kinda at a stand-still and neither wants to take it further but it’s out of their control; it’s just happening. Even though they know it’s not going to last or something it can’t be stopped. So why not just let it happen.

    Dahlias, cherry trees…I can’t even cohesively put that together; if you read what they mean or symbolize it makes sense….but cherry blossoms bloom for a short period of time and then fall and die.

    Oh, god, I spend too much time analyzing lyrics. I love good lyrics. Lyrics are what make a song for me…prolly cause I’m a writer.

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