Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox wrote this song to tell the tale of the tumultuous life of Dmitry Makarov (Dima), a fictional victim of human trafficking.
Cox was inspired to write the song after reading a blog post written by American author Dennis Cooper. The original blog is lost, however Cooper later...
[Verse 1]
Take my hand and pray with me
My final days in company
The devil now has come for me
And helicopters circling the scene
[Verse 2]
And I pray for rest
Could you pray for us?
We know he loves you the best
We know he loves you the best
[Verse 3]
The light's inside my cave
I'm tired of my pains
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh-ooh
[Verse 4]
Oh, these drugs, they play
On me in these terrible ways
They don't pay like they used to pay
I used to make it day to day
[Verse 5]
No one cares for me
I keep no company
I have minimal needs
And now they are through with me
[Outro]
Now they are through with me
Now they are through with me
Now they are through with me
Now they are through with me
Now they are through with me
Now they are through with me
Now they are through with me
Now they are through with me
Helicopter was written by Bradford Cox.
Helicopter was produced by Deerhunter & Ben H. Allen III.
Deerhunter released Helicopter on Tue Sep 28 2010.