About this song
- "Half Mast (Slight Return)" is a song by Australian electronic music duo Empire of the Sun, released on 15 January 2010 as a digital download available through the iTunes Store in Australia only. The song was taken as the fifth single from their debut album "Walking on a Dream". Virgin Records and EMI Music released it as a radio promotion single on 8 February 2010 and on iTunes on 16 April 2010. The music video for "Half Mast (Slight Return)" was filmed in New York City, featuring Luke Steele and actress Teresa Palmer and was directed by Nash Edgerton. The music video was released on 19 March 2010 on the band's YouTube site. The song was sampled by Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller for his song "The Spins" on the mixtape "K.I.D.S.". "Half Mast" is a song about the desperation you feel when your relationship is past the point of repair. You see that the other person in the relationship no longer has the desire to be with you anymore. The attempts to “make amends” goes from “bargaining” in true EOTS fashion by suggesting getaways to lush environments as a final plea to save the relationship. As the song progresses, the plea becomes more distressed as the protagonist realizes that they cannot fight the inevitable and eventually reaches the point where they understand that it’s out of their control. Though the term “half mast” is not directly used in the song, the act of flying your sail at half mast is a signal that someone respected has just died and that you are mourning your loss. they are most likely using the term to allude to the mourning the death of the relationship . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
