Send Them Off!

Bastille * Track #8 On Wild World

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Send Them Off! by Bastille

Release Date

Wed Aug 31 2016

Performed by

Bastille

Produced by

Mark Crew & Dan Smith

Writed by

Dan Smith

About

“Send Them Off” is the third single from Bastille’s sophomore album, Wild World. The band first revealed the song in New York City on December 1, 2015 during a live show at the Rose Bar.

The song expresses experiencing similar feelings to the character Othello from the William Shakespeare play als...

Send Them Off! Lyrics

[Spoken Intro]
It was a slight on my honor, so he deserved it
But we're talking about the most brilliant mind this world's ever seen

[Verse 1]
I've got demons running round in my head
And they feed on insecurities I have
Won't you lay your healing hands on my chest?
Let your ritual clean

[Pre-Chorus]
Soak the ropes with your holy water
Tie me down as you read out the words

[Chorus]
Set me free from my jealousy
Won't you exorcise my mind? Won't you exorcise my mind?
I want to be free as I'll ever be
Exorcise my mind, help me exorcise my mind

[Verse 2]
Desdemona, won't you liberate me?
When I'm haunted by your ancient history
Close these green eyes and watch over as I sleep
Through my darkest of dreams

[Pre-Chorus]
Be the power to compel me
Hold me closer than anyone before

[Chorus]
Set me free from my jealousy
Won't you exorcise my mind? Won't you exorcise my mind?
I want to be free as I'll ever be
Exorcise my mind, help me exorcise my mind

[Bridge]
I should be thinking 'bout nothing else when I'm with you, with you, oh-oh-oh
I should be thinking 'bout nothing else when I'm with you, with you, oh-oh-oh

[Spoken Interlude]
"Your mind exists somewhere altogether different; it lives in a world where feelings simply cannot be defined by words"

[Chorus]
Set me free from my jealousy
Won't you exorcise my mind? Won't you exorcise my mind?
I want to be free as I'll ever be
Exorcise my mind, help me exorcise my mind

[Outro]
Help me exorcise my mind, won't you exorcise my mind?

Send Them Off! Q&A

Who wrote Send Them Off!'s ?

Send Them Off! was written by Dan Smith.

Who produced Send Them Off!'s ?

Send Them Off! was produced by Mark Crew & Dan Smith.

When did Bastille release Send Them Off!?

Bastille released Send Them Off! on Wed Aug 31 2016.

Where is sample the in this song from?

The sample is a re-recording and paraphrasing of an original quote from Italian sci-fi film, Cosmos: War of the Planets (Anno zero – Guerra nello spazio) (1977). As Dan explained in an interview with Radio.com:

So, originally the quote is from this Italian sci-fi film from the ’70s. It was a slight...