This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
streets like the rest of them but i can't forget
faces familiar and full of regret
i hated this place
and all who came from it
far form the scenery far from the road
far from the greenery lifted my load
we borded the train to come back again
i was convinced in my mind
i was not of this kind
faced with the with banality
i choose colamity
see us
watch how the city consumes us
watch how the city destroyes us
prices i'm happy to pay
walking on pathways i walked with my friends
year in that some of them have met bitter ends
how can you concieve
your friends will be grieving for you
running from memories a lonely tonite
doesn't make remidies they still survive
i hated this place
and i have conform it
i was convinced in my mind
i was not of this kind
faced with the with reality
i choose revolity
see us
watch how the city consumes us
watch how the city destroyes us
cost i am happy to pay
see you comming near
see you walking close to me
fear inside my head
fear is never far from me
walk you in the side
walk you in the day we met
we will disappear
we will reappear
we can disappear
we can reappear
see us
watch how the city consumes us
watch how the city destroyes us
prices i'm happy to pay
faces familiar and full of regret
i hated this place
and all who came from it
far form the scenery far from the road
far from the greenery lifted my load
we borded the train to come back again
i was convinced in my mind
i was not of this kind
faced with the with banality
i choose colamity
see us
watch how the city consumes us
watch how the city destroyes us
prices i'm happy to pay
walking on pathways i walked with my friends
year in that some of them have met bitter ends
how can you concieve
your friends will be grieving for you
running from memories a lonely tonite
doesn't make remidies they still survive
i hated this place
and i have conform it
i was convinced in my mind
i was not of this kind
faced with the with reality
i choose revolity
see us
watch how the city consumes us
watch how the city destroyes us
cost i am happy to pay
see you comming near
see you walking close to me
fear inside my head
fear is never far from me
walk you in the side
walk you in the day we met
we will disappear
we will reappear
we can disappear
we can reappear
see us
watch how the city consumes us
watch how the city destroyes us
prices i'm happy to pay
Lyrics submitted by velvetmelk
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"faced with the with reality i choose revolity"
that should actually be:
"faced with reality, i choose frivolity."
Yes, it's "faced with reality, I chose frivolity",and earlier "faced with banality, I chose calamity". And of course it "boarded" not "borded". And "hear that some of them..." not "year". And "remedies" not "remidies". And not "conform it" but "come from it". And wherever it says "the city" it should be "this city". I won't waste time with the spelling mistakes; they're obvious to anyone who is awake while reading.
Amazing it took that long for this to get corrected. Fabulous song from the late Delgados' brilliant last album: glad to see even the illiterate can love it. The city in question is Motherwell in Lanarkshire, south of Glasgow, an industrial hellhole nicknamed Steelopolis. It's where Alun Woodward and the super cute Emma Pollock hail from, and at bottom the song's about the kind of ambivalence we can all relate to, whether towards a city, a person or whatever we love and hate at the same time. The lines about calamity and frivolity are the Delgados at their freaking best.