Alt-J (∆) - Taro

From the album "An Awesome Wave."
Footage is from the beautiful 1988 film "Powaqqatsi: Life in Transformation."

Lyrics

Indochina, Capa jumps Jeep, two feet creep up the road
To photo, to record meat lumps and war,
They advance as does his chance -- very yellow white flash.
A violent wrench grips mass, rips light, tears limbs like rags,
Burst so high finally Capa lands,
Mine is a watery pit. Painless with immense distance
From medic from colleague, friend, enemy,
foe, him five yards from his leg, From you Taro.
Do not spray into eyes -- I have sprayed you into my eyes.
3:10 pm, Capa pends death, quivers, last rattles, last chokes
All colours and cares glaze to grey, shrivelled and stricken to dots,
Left hand grasps what the body grasps not -- le photographe est mort.
3.1415, alive no longer my amour, faded for home May of '54
Doors open like arms my love, Painless with a great closeness
To Capa, to Capa Capa dark after nothing,
re-united with his leg and with you, Taro.
Do not spray into eyes -- I have sprayed you into my eyes.
Hey Taro!

For more Alt-J:

http://altjband.com/
http://soundcloud.com/alt-j
https://www.facebook.com/altJ.band

edited by:
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[ceelia19]

This fucking song is so perfect. I love it. I love Alt-J.

[Marouane Chalabi]

This has got to be one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard in my life.

[kubiiceek]

3:34 gayyyyyyy

[Mel Berning]

Abounding love in this video.

[shinrikyo]

In my opinion, pi represents infinity here. And even though Capa dies and his life seems to have ended, he is reunited (for infinity) with Taro.

[Rafia Javaid]

Ah will check it out, thanks:)

[pancon5]

There's an extension for chrome called magic actions for youtube that includes a repeat button

[Sundry Knack]

It's nice your figure out what the song is about, but I am sorry to tell you is got any number of meanings. In any form of art, there is the artist intention and the viewers interpretation. there is no one meaning, while the song may be about something it can be interpreted as anything and take on a whole new meaning to the viewer... or listener in this case

[VakiPitsi]

How the fuck do you remember tour user name???

[bolleholle]

downloads: wiredweird(.)net/dustin/alt-J/­An%20Awesome%20Wave/

[slickpimp66]

Can you also explain why he says pi ?