Map Ref. 41°N 93°W by Wire
Map Ref. 41°N 93°W by Wire

Map Ref. 41°N 93°W

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Map Ref. 41°N 93°W by Wire

Release Date
Sun Sep 23 1979
Performed by
Wire
Produced by
Mike Thorne
Writed by
Graham Lewis & Bruce Gilbert & Colin Newman
About

The narrator follows a photographer flying above the landscape, comparing what he sees to the maps he’s studied.

The more abstract second verse might describe that photographer’s plane crashing into that same landscape.

41 degrees North, 93 degrees West brings you to a ghost town called Zero, Iowa...

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Map Ref. 41°N 93°W Lyrics

[Verse 1]
An unseen ruler defines with geometry
An unrulable expanse of geography
An aerial photographer over-exposed
To the cartologist's 2D images knows
The areas where the water flowed
So petrified, the landscape grows
Straining eyes try to understand
The works, incessantly in hand
The carving and the paring of the land
The quarter square, the graph divides
Beneath the rule, a country hides

[Chorus]
Chorus!
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine
My altitude
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine
My altitude

[Bridge]
The curtain's undrawn
Harness fitted, no escape
Common and peaceful, duck, flat, lowland
Landscape, canal, canard, water coloured

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
Crystal palaces for floral kings
A well-known waving span of wings
Witness the sinking of the sun
A deep breath of submission has begun

[Chorus]
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine
My altitude
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine
My altitude

[Outro]
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine
My altitude
Interrupting my train of thought
Lines of longitude and latitude
Define and refine
My altitude

Map Ref. 41°N 93°W Q&A

Who wrote Map Ref. 41°N 93°W's ?

Map Ref. 41°N 93°W was written by Graham Lewis & Bruce Gilbert & Colin Newman.

Who produced Map Ref. 41°N 93°W's ?

Map Ref. 41°N 93°W was produced by Mike Thorne.

When did Wire release Map Ref. 41°N 93°W?

Wire released Map Ref. 41°N 93°W on Sun Sep 23 1979.

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