Serotonin: The chemical which causes happiness. Lack of serotonin causes a chemical imbalance which in turn leads to depression. In an allegorical sense Mystery Jets are the five piece band that, without, many fans would plummet into depression. Hailing from Eel Pie Island is Henry Harrison, Blaine Harrison, William Rees, Kapil Trivedi and the latest member to join the Jet family, Jack Flanagan. When combined together with the odd guitar comes genius, pure genius. The lyrics echo everyday life featuring themes of love, loss, heartache, drugs and the odd “let’s just sing a song” theme. Personally, I think the lyrical genius behind the band, Henry Harrison, is the twenty first century Shakespeare. They ditched quills for guitars and produced …show more content…
It spread like butter on the bed linen”. It seems practising the works of the birds and bees isn’t what it’s all cracked up to be for youngsters. However the Jets do display their poetic and loving side throughout songs such as ‘Serotonin’, ‘Alice Springs’, and ‘Lorna Doone’ and ‘Show Me the Light’. ‘Serotonin’ appears to be about a girl named Sara Tonin who has caused, like every other girl, a swirling of “Serotonin” to cloud every teenage boy’s judgement. From a kiss, it sends them into euphoria before brutally ripping it away, leaving these poor teenage boys with holes in their hearts. That’s love for you; it will chew you up and spit you out without even saying “goodbye” or “sorry”, no explanation, just pure heartbreak. From the very start it is apparent that ‘Serotonin’ is a journey, a journey of a relationship that starts with falling aimlessly head over heels, realising the meaning of the words “I love you” and the turmoil that is the gut wrenching loss of the greatest girl that ever walked on this earth. It is so relatable for fans because it is the exact same feeling when the Jets leave us without an album for far too long. It’s heartache. But when ‘Serotonin’ hit the shelves of every indie cupboard of a store, the-cosmic-folk- prog -sounding -minions of Syd Barret surprised us