I will swim, I will swim
I will swim towards your ship These New Puritans – Fragment Two
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Don't let them pull you away
And though the waves will spin
Don't let them These New Puritans – The Light in Your Name
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I walked in la-da, la-da
Your clothes without you in them
Your name without you with it These New Puritans – The Light in Your Name
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As bandleader Jack Barnett sang earlier:
The Spiral referred to in the title is a sort of Labyrinth, which is the entrance to the album’s Island.
In Greek mythology, Ariadne gave Theseus a ball of thread to navigate through the Labyrinth, a “guided tour.”
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Not the suspect, not the victim
I am the reasons
Not the questions, not the answers (The air) These New Puritans – V (Island Song)
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It seems as though the narrator has become some sort of omniscient presence, “the air” itself. Perhaps the “magic trick” referred to earlier. The Island seems to have some strange supernatural effect, like this one:
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The theme of light is highly prevalent in this album, specifically lighthouses, because of their relation to islands, water, and ships.
As the narrator’s companion arrives in her ship, he is literally the instrument by which she finds her way.
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A reference to the track “Spiral.”
It seems as though the Spiral is a sort of entrance into the Island. This line calls to mind the Labyrinth, a structure from Greek mythology built by Daedalus for King Minos, and where the Minotaur was housed. The romance of Ariadne and Theseus has much to do with the Labyrinth. Perhaps Barnett is drawing a comparison.
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