I'm often not good at catching the meaning the lyricist intended, but I can find my own meanings for some songs--this being one of them. As discussed in the 'Under the Milky Way' thread, The Church are a massively underrated band, and this song is one of their best.
To me, it speaks of a transition--in the aftermath of a failed relationship perhaps--with the subject finding him?self in the bleak days, and upon being seen by the ex and her? friends and having them zero in on any flaw or weakness in him makes him contemplate suicide, IF he is caught unawares by them (the unguarded moment).
As he recovers, and perhaps, hitting the bottle too hard, the comments by those unaffected by the emotions he feels, now don't make him suicidal but rather--IF he lets it get to him--they just make him feel small.
Finally, he is ready to move on, and the constant reminders of his past failings he now finds empowering, if he thinks about them at all.
I'm often not good at catching the meaning the lyricist intended, but I can find my own meanings for some songs--this being one of them. As discussed in the 'Under the Milky Way' thread, The Church are a massively underrated band, and this song is one of their best.
To me, it speaks of a transition--in the aftermath of a failed relationship perhaps--with the subject finding him?self in the bleak days, and upon being seen by the ex and her? friends and having them zero in on any flaw or weakness in him makes him contemplate suicide, IF he is caught unawares by them (the unguarded moment).
As he recovers, and perhaps, hitting the bottle too hard, the comments by those unaffected by the emotions he feels, now don't make him suicidal but rather--IF he lets it get to him--they just make him feel small.
Finally, he is ready to move on, and the constant reminders of his past failings he now finds empowering, if he thinks about them at all.
My 2c.