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.
Something about me stinks
Something about me smells
I don't want that to be, how you remember me
Something about me stinks
If I was not so strange
If I could only change
I wouldn't be so far, from standing where you are
If I was not so strange
Everywhere I look is south
And everywhere I look is south
If I could clear my vision now, I could hear you nice and loud
Everywhere I look is south
Something about me's weak
If I could only tweak
Myself from the inside out, I could turn my life around
If I was not so weak
It doesn't have to be the only way to common ground
The absence was an option only waiting to be found
But the further that I float along, the sooner I could sink
And in the end it only matters
If you feel that you could think of me the same
Everywhere I look is south
Everywhere I look is south
If I could clear my vision now, I could hear you nice and loud
Everywhere I look is south
Something about me stinks
Something about me smells
I don't want that to be, how you remember me
Something about me stinks
Something about me smells
I don't want that to be, how you remember me
Something about me stinks
If I was not so strange
If I could only change
I wouldn't be so far, from standing where you are
If I was not so strange
Everywhere I look is south
And everywhere I look is south
If I could clear my vision now, I could hear you nice and loud
Everywhere I look is south
Something about me's weak
If I could only tweak
Myself from the inside out, I could turn my life around
If I was not so weak
It doesn't have to be the only way to common ground
The absence was an option only waiting to be found
But the further that I float along, the sooner I could sink
And in the end it only matters
If you feel that you could think of me the same
Everywhere I look is south
Everywhere I look is south
If I could clear my vision now, I could hear you nice and loud
Everywhere I look is south
Something about me stinks
Something about me smells
I don't want that to be, how you remember me
Something about me stinks
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This song is def a twin to "Unfair" (a song she has been quoted as saying is about falling in love with someone who is already in a relationship) so it is presumably about the same person. Given the references to buying an apartment and not being able to see her love interest "after tonight," it's most likely that she's moving away and she'll "wait a day to break the bad news" (i.e. notifying him that she's leaving once she's already gone).
And, of course, the fact that she sees in him a fellow "idealist" and "dreamer" (terms commonly given to people with the INFP personality on the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)) portends that she'll always be left wondering if they would've been perfect together.
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@[Diderik:33655] "Your a holiday!" Was a popular term used in the 50s/60s to compliment someone on their all around. For example, not only are they beautiful, but they are fun and kind too ... just an all around "holiday".
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.
My initial thought was its about a relationship. Then I thought they were hungover and down on themselves and wrote it as an outlet. Could be both.
Love the chords in "It doesn't have to" makes everything sound so epic.
They really wear their hearts on their sleeves when they write lyrics. Many not on first inspection.