| Enter Shikari – Sorry You're Not a Winner Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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Oh, and just to explain a bit further with the opening line - 'Scratch card glory'. I mentioned that love is being compared to gambling. Well imagine that every relationship that you have is a scratch card. You win when you've found the perfect relationship and the person who will hopefully make you happy. That is what I believe 'Scratch card glory' is. I went back and read an interesting view that it was a memory of a choice that had to be made (which was really really great theory!) but I think that it's the protagonist or subject pondering whether this next relationship (perhaps a current or very recent one) will be the one he is looking for, or another failed attempt. It could also however be the same character wondering what is the outcome he desires - as later it is suggested that his intentions are false. Perhaps all the heartache caused him (or her??) to only desire waist-low pleasure? In the end I guess we can only speculate this as the band hasn't come out their intended meaning. We could all be miles off for all we know. But all these different ideas makes the song just so much more interesting and awesome to listen to :) |
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| Enter Shikari – Sorry You're Not a Winner Lyrics | 10 years ago |
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I think that this is a song about love and relationships. He's comparing love to a type of game (or gambling if you will). So will this next relationship be 'scratch card glory' (or as many people would refer to it as being 'the one') or is it just more 'waist-low pleasure' (an excuse for sex and nothing meaningful)? I think that 'Black eyes, nose bleed' is metaphorical and symbolises the hardships of previous failed relationships. Mistakes are made and people are hurt but there's no reason to look back and regret it. I do agree that the reference to the white abode is possibly a symbol for a time of innocence or naivety as the colour white does connote purity. However whilst the speaker misses this simpler period of innocence, the thrill of trying to find the one (and possibly the desperation that comes with being alone) drives them to keep looking, no matter how many times they only manage to find 'waist-low pleasure'. 'Sorry you're not a winner' refers to the fact that they still haven't gotten 'scratch card glory'. This continued succession of failed attempts to find happiness has made the subject cynical and bitter - 'a mind so bitter'. They realise they have nothing to lose anymore but their hope for happiness and their life (both of which are slowly slipping away already). The final repeated lines just outline that this cycle may never end. They keep trying and trying but here's no indication of an end to this. We as the listener are left to wonder whether they will ever find what they're looking for - 'Insert your coin / Please try again'. Just my thoughts on this :) |
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