Like a lot of the other comments are saying, I think this mainly about voyeurism. If the song was about his girlfriend, then why would he use the word spy. If you are a spy it means you shouldn't be caught, that is kind of the whole point, and if you are a voyeur, the whole point of the pleasure you get from it, is the fact that the other people don't know you are watching them. See a bit of a connection there?
Andrew's a star fighter pilot
He can get high in his jet
Tells me about all his women
He can get any I'll bet
Andrew's a star fighter pilot
He knows all the girls in the world
He's better than James Kirk or Tweeky
I cradle his picture at night
You know I'll think of you
Your picture on the wall
I would raise my drink to you
But I'll stay sober just for you
Andrew's a star fighter pilot
I watch him on TV each day
I've got all the toys from his program
And all of his past shows on tape
He can get high in his jet
Tells me about all his women
He can get any I'll bet
Andrew's a star fighter pilot
He knows all the girls in the world
He's better than James Kirk or Tweeky
I cradle his picture at night
You know I'll think of you
Your picture on the wall
I would raise my drink to you
But I'll stay sober just for you
Andrew's a star fighter pilot
I watch him on TV each day
I've got all the toys from his program
And all of his past shows on tape
Lyrics submitted by Psychedeliasmith, edited by BobTheRhino
Starfighter Pilot Lyrics as written by Jonathan Quinn Gary Lightbody
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics powered by LyricFind
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
More Featured Meanings
The Spy
Doors, The
Doors, The
when rules change
Life in Your Way
Life in Your Way
High life
Step
Ministry
Ministry
Both as a standalone and as part of the DSOTS album, you can take this lyric as read. As a matter of public record, Jourgensen's drug intake was legendary even in the 1980s. By the late 90s, in his own words, he was grappling with massive addiction issues and had lost almost everything: friends, spouse, money and had nearly died more than once. "Dark Side of the Spoon" is a both funny & sad title for an album made by a musical genius who was losing the plot; and this song is a message to his fans & friends saying he knows it. It's painful to listen to so I'm glad the "Keith Richards of industrial metals" wised up and cleaned up. Well done sir.
Mental Istid
Ebba Grön
Ebba Grön
This is one of my favorite songs. https://fnfgo.io
Mountain Song
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction vocalist Perry Farrell gives Adam Reader some heartfelt insight into Jane’s Addiction's hard rock manifesto "Mountain Song", which was the second single from their revolutionary album Nothing's Shocking. Mountain song was first recorded in 1986 and appeared on the soundtrack to the film Dudes starring Jon Cryer. The version on Nothing's Shocking was re-recorded in 1988.
"'Mountain Song' was actually about... I hate to say it but... drugs. Climbing this mountain and getting as high as you can, and then coming down that mountain," reveals Farrell. "What it feels to descend from the mountain top... not easy at all. The ascension is tough but exhilarating. Getting down is... it's a real bummer. Drugs is not for everybody obviously. For me, I wanted to experience the heights, and the lows come along with it."
"There's a part - 'Cash in now honey, cash in Miss Smith.' Miss Smith is my Mother; our last name was Smith. Cashing in when she cashed in her life. So... she decided that, to her... at that time, she was desperate. Life wasn't worth it for her, that was her opinion. Some people think, never take your life, and some people find that their life isn't worth living. She was in love with my Dad, and my Dad was not faithful to her, and it broke her heart. She was very desperate and she did something that I know she regrets."
SUPOIB CHEWN!!!!!!!!!!!
It's about this guy who's obsessed with a celebrity, right?
"I cradle his picture at night" means he admires andrew or used to when he was a little boy... then he says "tells me about all his women" which means they met or something and although andrews such a ladies man(celebrity) he still admires him even though he only loves one girl "you know i'll think of you your picture on the wall i would raise my drink to you but i'll stay sober just for you" cute song....
"i'll stay sober just for you" seems to me like he's desperate to get really really really really drunk over the fact that he'll never be as "cool" as Andrew The Starfighter Pilot. i love how this song sounds like a band having fun.
So...who is Andrew then? And how can I steal his powers?
this song sort of creeps me a bit... its a far cry from the soppy chasing cars...
This IS Snow Patrol, lo-fi indie!
I think it's about getting high, with a fictional friend called andrew, or maybe andrew=drugs.
I thought about that too, but if Andrew is associated with drugs, why would the narrator stay sober for him? I imagine this song as being a lot younger; nerdy pre/early-teen hero worship (On this note, I also think Andrew is a character, not an actor). The lines
are a bit like he's correcting himself, like he's just heard that saying, but he remembers that Andrew would disapprove, "real heroes" are brave and honest and don't drink or do drugs. Batman or someone says "stay in school" and you snap to attention and say "Yes, sir!"
I think one big question is about the change in listener (when it switches from talking about Andrew to talking to You):
i cradle his picture at night
you know i'll think of you your picture on the wall
Now, is he adressing the listener throughout, shifting his adoration from Andrew to the listener, or is he shifting his attention from talking About Andrew to talking To Andrew? I personally think it's the latter, adding a third character and a second relationship to the song doesn't seem to make sense. Plus, everyone slips into those fantasies sometimes, imagining you really know or can have conversations with big celebrities or heroes.