| Dirty Pretty Things – Bang Bang You're Dead Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Yes but define " 'depressive f*ck' who's been floating around for a while". What is that supposed to mean? It describes Evil Carl's character, but does not actually say what he is | |
| Babyshambles – La Belle et la Bête Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| La Belle et La Bete is the french for the Beauty and the Beast, i.e. Kate Moss and Pete. | |
| Babyshambles – A'Rebours Lyrics | 19 years ago |
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A'rebours is a french expression that translates to "against the grain" or "against the normal". Pete isnt using it to sound clever, he's using it to express how he feels isolated from everything because he himself is not normal. The lyrics here are actually wrong, in particular it just says: "The Curtain was calling, you were there and a'rebour". I think in this line Pete is expressing how in his time of need towards the end of the Libertines, he turned to Carl, but Carl wasnt there for him - a'rebour expressing how Pete felt abnormal and that if his best friend couldnt help him, then there would be no-one to help him. I've been running round this world too much, girl Pretending not to see What's drilling me, it's killing me This should actually say what's thrilling me is killing me - i.e heroin. He says pretending not to see because in actual fact he knows the damage its doing to him but he uses this self destruction to get back at those who made him feel "a'rebours". |
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| Dirty Pretty Things – Bang Bang You're Dead Lyrics | 19 years ago |
| Carl and Pete often described themselves as being one and the same. In fact, in an interview, when asked what the best feature about himself was, Pete replied 'Carl'. Therefore, the "Evil Carl" could just be Pete. When people say that would take away from the song i think that is ridiculous, for me it makes the song that much better because it shows Carl still cares enough to write a song about Pete does it not? | |
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