He reuses the verse melody from the previous album's "Dirty Little Religion", the topics of the verses are all over the place, and he packs too many words into one line (goes to show...) and too few in another (it's pretty hard to find), and rhymes "Henley Regatta" with "Persona non grata", but gets away with it all as only he could.
There goes Elvis kicking up a landslide
Close shave now he's back on the flipside
Stretch taxi gonna fly me to the Hollywood Bowl
It's a bitch Jack when you need some feedback
You hang while they hold you and you never get the ring back
But I like you best when you're down with the rest of us
I just want to move ahead
I just want to free myself, but it's a struggle
I just want to stay in bed
I just want to be myself, but it's a struggle
Milk the mailboy you just might get some insight
Knock it back Jack you're faded buy you're alright
Make sense of the mess I'm just taking the piss out of you
I just want to move ahead
I just want to free myself, but it's a struggle
I just want to stay in bed
I just want to be myself, but it's a struggle
Close shave now he's back on the flipside
Stretch taxi gonna fly me to the Hollywood Bowl
It's a bitch Jack when you need some feedback
You hang while they hold you and you never get the ring back
But I like you best when you're down with the rest of us
I just want to move ahead
I just want to free myself, but it's a struggle
I just want to stay in bed
I just want to be myself, but it's a struggle
Milk the mailboy you just might get some insight
Knock it back Jack you're faded buy you're alright
Make sense of the mess I'm just taking the piss out of you
I just want to move ahead
I just want to free myself, but it's a struggle
I just want to stay in bed
I just want to be myself, but it's a struggle
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Struggle Lyrics as written by Scott Thomas
Lyrics © Peermusic Publishing
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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