I'm surprised by the other interpretations in here.
I just started thinking about this song because I heard it in a store today, and was reminded of it. Then I started wondering what it was really about, so I read the lyrics. To me, it's obviously a song about a relationship breaking up because both parties know it's going nowhere. Just look at the phrases.
"I could feel at the time
There was no way of knowing"
"It was fun for a while
There was no way of knowing"
"More than this
You know there is nothing"
In other words, even at the beginning of the relationship, the singer doubted it would go anywhere, and now it has reached the point where there is nothing more than this. Haven't you ever found a significant other, only to go along like things are great for a while, then come to the realization that it has gone as far as it's going to go and it's time to break up because there is no more?
Upon thinking that, and then reading some other interpretations in here, I thought maybe I was nuts, so I did some more reading. Apparently, songwriter Bryan Ferry wrote this on the heels of a breakup in a relationship.
So, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this is not some introspective commentary on life, being happy, or anything else. It's a "goodbye".
I'm surprised by the other interpretations in here. I just started thinking about this song because I heard it in a store today, and was reminded of it. Then I started wondering what it was really about, so I read the lyrics. To me, it's obviously a song about a relationship breaking up because both parties know it's going nowhere. Just look at the phrases.
"I could feel at the time There was no way of knowing"
"It was fun for a while There was no way of knowing"
"More than this You know there is nothing"
In other words, even at the beginning of the relationship, the singer doubted it would go anywhere, and now it has reached the point where there is nothing more than this. Haven't you ever found a significant other, only to go along like things are great for a while, then come to the realization that it has gone as far as it's going to go and it's time to break up because there is no more?
Upon thinking that, and then reading some other interpretations in here, I thought maybe I was nuts, so I did some more reading. Apparently, songwriter Bryan Ferry wrote this on the heels of a breakup in a relationship.
So, sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but this is not some introspective commentary on life, being happy, or anything else. It's a "goodbye".
[Edit: Grammar errors]