When the Sun Hits

this is easily one of, if not the best, songs on this album

it seems like almost all the songs on souvlaki are love songs. then the fact that rachel and neil broke up before the writing and recording of the record and most songs are written by neil anyway. gives you a little insight into what these songs could be about.

To me, this song is about two lovers.

One of them is dying, possibly from an illness, and the other one's singing about how their lover's condition is getting worse ("Sweet thing, I watch you, Burn so fast it scares me") and how they don't want them to die ("My game, please don't leave me, Come so far, don't lose me").

To me, this is two vampires in love so madly they have a suicide pact. They decide to go through with it by walking into sunlight together.

One of my friends, lost his wife to cancer. She was slowly passing in hospital. She knew she had minutes left and asked for everyone to leave her hospital room except her husband and they hugged and held hands until she passed. This song makes me think of that moment "Sweet thing I watch you burn away..."

Neil Halstead said that there is a misconception that he sings "with her coffins under heaven", but he actually sings "with her cool things in her heaven"

that's so funny, i had the same thought as couldBanyone the first time i heard this song...what a great shoegazer album

this doesnt remind me of smells like teen spirit at all...

but i love this song

I really like this song....it reminds me... Morrissey's Every day is like Sunday...but just a little........