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Stendec

By Chad

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Lost to the jetstream you're just high enough to feel. Fifty miles from where you would be Inertia's taking hold. five forty five, the time clocks in. Still on the wrong side of reasons why. Selling the mystery, but you don't even know of vague messages, growing cold in the snow. Melting to the surface, with the ice keeping hold. Unaware of anything, bet you thought you were going home. five forty five, still on the wrong side of reasons why. Selling the mystery, but you can't even know of vague meassages, burnt to snow.After Birch's comments (cheers mate) I've decided to put an explanation about these lyrics. 52 years ago a plane crashed over the Andes and was swallowed by a glacier. The final message sent by morse code was simply: S..T..E..N..D..E..C. The mystery of the crash has been solved, but no one has ever figured out what the final message meant Thought that might help Written March 21st, 2002 © on Mar 21 2002 08:16 AM PST   20 • 0 • 10

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