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Manic Street Preachers – A Design For Life Lyrics	16 years ago
I remember reading at the time it was released an interview with Nicky. He said the song was inspired by listening to an interview on the radio of someone from the band Gene. They were claiming how disgusted they were when they saw people getting drunk and fighting. I think this was Nicky's response to this kind of middle class spectating.

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Therapy? – Jude The Obscene Lyrics	16 years ago
It is about Andy being bullied at school. However, I remember reading an interview saying he was now having the last laugh. All the people at school who bullied him were now accountants while he was snorting cocaine out of supermodel's belly buttons!

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Therapy? – Bad Mother Lyrics	16 years ago
I think it might be about children from single parent families. Jesus obviously being from a single parent family.

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Therapy? – Die Laughing Lyrics

16 years ago

I believe its about not enjoying life on the road. With lines like "I would kill for a good night's sleep". I remember when Troublegum was released Andy Cairns on the evening session saying it was based on an old irish story: "A man goes into the doctors with depression after trying every pill and therapy the doctor says the only thing left to suggest is for his patient to see a clown who makes everyone in the town laugh. Then the patient says I am that clown." I guess this was related to Andy being exhausted on the road and getting use to stardom (and your friends just tell you lies). Despite this he was making lots of people happy. I also remember at the time Steve Lamacq saying it ounded like hardcore REM which Andy took as a huge compliment .

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Radiohead – Prove Yourself Lyrics	16 years ago
I think it is partly about Thom growing up in Oxford. In particular the toff elitist students from Oxford University.

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