Discover the story of the song > The Aeroplane – Tim Minchin

The protagonist and his partner had planned a dangerous and thrilling show with the protagonist catching his partner as she flew through the air, but they had to cancel because the partner was pregnant. However, the sister of the acrobat (the partner) had already paid for everything and insisted that the show must go on. Even though the audience was happy for the couple, they were forced to perform the dangerous feat or go to prison.