The album 's opening track , " To the Blade " , focuses on the death of Manchester-born aid worker Alan Henning at the hands of ISIL 's " Jihadi John " . Higgs explained to '' Drowned in Sound '' that : " He was a taxi driver from Stockport , I could have met him . And the fact that someone who did it was also from Britain , but this was being played out on a global scale ... It seemed like the craziest thing I ’d ever heard . " Other songs criticise political leaders in the United Kingdom . Higgs had been vocal of his distaste of politics in interviews following the release of '' Arc . '' Several critics suggest that " The Wheel ( Is Turning Now ) " is a commentary on the " snake-oil appeal " of then-UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage ; Higgs told '' The Line of Best Fit '' that the song also comments on " religious leaders and charismatic , corrupt leaders , or even men as gods " . " No Reptiles " supposes that political leaders are " just fat , bald , old men , like soft-boiled eggs , that are just weak-willed , with no strong feelings ( good or ill ) " ; its lyrics also make cryptic reference to Elliot Rodger , who carried out the 2014 Isla Vista killings
2014 Isla Vista killings
2014 Isla Vista killings
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