Bloc Party’s “Skeleton” reads like a case of man versus nature. The singer wants to let his maleness out – if you will – and pursue happiness in life at his fullest strength. But he feels...
A sound, simple way of understanding Bloc Party’s “Pioneers” is as it being about British imperialism. Around the time of its release Bloc Party’s homeland, the United Kingdom, had decided to get involved in the highly controversial,...
Underneath it all, the lyrics of Bloc Party’s “Banquet” are about sex or the singer’s sexual relationship with a certain lady. But more to the point is the notion that he perceives his partner as having...
On Bloc Party’s “Two More Years”, Kele is addressing a romantic interest. More to the point their relationship has apparently run its course, and as such both parties are seemingly very much looking forward to...
“So Here We Are” is the title of a famous song brought to the world by the English indie rock band known as Bloc Party. Cutting right to the chase, according to the band’s lead...
The lyrics of “Helicopter” center on an individual with certain unfavorable attributes, and it goes quite into some metaphorical detail delineating his faults. As an overview, he is identified as being domineering, cocky and “a...
Bloc Party’s “Hunting for Witches” is premised on the terrorist attacks which rocked New York City and London respectively in 2001 and 2005. Or more specifically, it is Bloc Party’s take on the popular media’s reaction to...
“Kreuzberg” is centered on the narrator’s promiscuity. Or rather let’s say that yes, he does present himself as someone who sleeps around. However, he is actually doing so in search of true love. And accordingly, the idea of...