| Elbow – High Ideals Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| I'm in general agreement with most of the comments. His burning youthful ideals have now, with age, turned into a sort of grumbling indigestion, stripped of dignity. The battlefield imagery is beautiful. Tired of the fight, he hasn't got the inclination or the energy to carry on so metaphorically pulls up a chair and lets it carry on around him. The bayonet is also symbolic of his rusted ideals which now inhabit a more peaceful part of his mind. I am confused about the heart beating. I doubt if it's about a relationship. It must be Guy Garvey telling himself not to get uptight about politics anymore. | |
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