“Breaker 1” is the 7th track from Interpol’s “El Pintor” album.
The song seems to be about a man who tells a female his darkest secrets and thoughts, which leads to her leaving him.
Note that Interpol sometimes adds references to the sea and/or ocean in their songs, so it come as no surprise that...
[Intro]
Come back, come back, I'm the warning
Come back, come back, breaker one
Come back, come back, I'm the warning
Come back, come back, breaker one
Come back, come back, breaker one
[Verse 1]
You seen the way
When I hold you tight
Asleep beside me
There is a slope like an appetite we descend slowly
And I fear my deep makeup
The ache inside me go away
The vacant mind just relay
Some explosion from the bright side
[Break]
Come back, come back, I'm the warning
Come back, come back, breaker one
Come back, come back, I'm the warning
Come back, come back, breaker one
[Verse 2]
You see the way how it happens, right
This beast inside me
He leads the way
Then he's at my side
We feast until I'm starving
[Chorus]
And I feel my deep makeup
The ache inside go away
Am I aping some old holiday?
Some remnants of a wild side
I'm inclined
Cause I've seen my dreams defied
And I'll take my turns in stride
Just speed my feet away
[Break]
Come back, come back, I'm the warning
Come back, come back, breaker one
[Pre-Chorus]
Day's begun
Grace become
Babe this week I just
Went through so much hell
And went through so much darling
[Chorus]
And I've seen my deep makeup
The ache inside go away
The patience to climb all day
The remnants of a mountain
I'm inclined
Cause I need my needs to get by
And I've paid my turns in kind
Just speed my feet away
[Outro]
Come back, come back, I'm the warning
Come back, come back, breaker one
Breaker 1 was written by Interpol.
Breaker 1 was produced by Interpol.
It translates to:
“Never had any bad luck, for God’s sake, and if you don’t mind I wouldn’t use words such as victims or persecution, which I know you do not like”