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Gerard wrote Helena for his and mikeys grandmother that died. her name was Elena but he called her Helena. Gerard said she tought him everything he knows. so im guessing the song is about her death.
I am not sure if this fits your song but Allied servicemen in the Pacific sometimes referred to Japanese suicide bombers ( air=borne variety) as Baka Bombs or Baka Planes- this being a Japanese word...
I know of no song so entitled. Born to Be Wild is about motorcycling- the opening lines- usually presaged by Motorcycle sound effects- is Get Your Motor Running! Head out on the Highway... Looking...
Gerard and Mikey wrote this song based on their grandmother, Elena Lee Rush. She died and they wanted to dedicate this song to her. It's called Helena because Elena's friends used to call her Helen....
This song is about loss and the inability to express oneself through words, about the vast and imagined distance (Gulf of "Araby", meaning a romanticized vision of faraway Arabia in medieval Europe)...