No Surface All Feeling Lyrics
This song is more about Richey and Nicky's friendship than Edward's disappearance. Wire acknowledges here that they bonded so closely through their sickness (Wire's liver disease, Richey's depression) and wrote hoards of material together picking apart the world over a bottle of wine and reinforcing each other's somewhat bleak viewpoints. They had a rare love for each other that was indeed no surface... Wire once commented that what he and Richey missed out on was a 'normal' friendship just being mates and goofing around - they didn't have the opportunity to as one or bother were often in hospital or recovering or writing albums like "The Holy Bible". This song beautifully recalls the intensity of their bond, one of which only an certain extremes can create.
I also believed this was about Richey, but Nicky said this was one of the first songs he wrote for the album, before Richey disappeared. He claimed it's really about his friends growing apart as they started families.
At the Manics' recent Melbourne gig, Nicky was talking before the song, and he said it was for Richey. I don't know whether that means he wrote it for Richey in the first place, but it was certainly dedicated to him that night. It made the already-melancholy lyrics even sadder for me.
A lot. I really like it. Especially the chords at the beginning.
I don't know what it's about.
Beautiful song. Amazing live.
One of my favourite Manics songs
To me, this is an apology from Nicky to Richey. Nicky feels guilty for not helping Richey with his problems. Beautiful.
IT is a beautiful song... Love it somuch...
This always make me think of someone talking pish (rubbish)
"No not blood just liquid from you I only wish it was the truth"
Anyway my favourite line is:
"What's the point in always looking back When all you see is more and more junk"
I go along with these sentiments!
Even if it is about them growing apart "his friends" could probably be something to do with Richey, even before he disappeared