Ruined In A Day Lyrics
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It's anyone's guess what these lyrics are about, but I love the cryptic nature nevertheless! This is a perfect song to listen to on a gray day, with heavy rain, thunder and lightning! :)
Posted this on the World (The Price Of Love) lyrics meaning webpage......a constant theme of Bernard Sumner's throughout the "Republic" album is his disappointment and feeling of betrayal at the demise of Factory Records.
It's no secret he blamed Tony Wilson for the loss of their label and blowing loads of cash on the insane disaster that was the Happy Monday's "Yes Please!" record along with mismanaging the Hacienda nightclub.
From that aspect, you can see Sumner talking directly to or about Wilson.,,,"stop acting like a child"....."some people like to deceive you" - that drift is there.
The symbolic demise of Factory is felt in the "ruined in a day" line and melancholy feel of the song.....dark, sad like a rainy day it remains my favorite track on the disc.
PS - Bernard has said publicly that this song is obliquely about a school yard fight he had as a lad. So who knows really?