Bad Mother

I really have no idea, the closest guess I can fathom is that it's about someone forced to look after an abusive/neglectful parent in their old age, torn between their desire for revenge and their 'obligations'. Course, I could be wrong. Probably am, actually.

If anyone's wondering, the 12th of July is the Battle Of The Boyne day in Northern Ireland, a major celebration for Protestants, as it was a victory over Catholics. I assume the vicious vulgar colours clashing is a reference to the fact that, particularly in the 90s, the Protestant orangemen would celebrate by marching through areas which had high Catholic populations. If you want another reference to the Battle Of The Boyne in Therapy? lyrics, check out Potato Junkie.

I think it might be about children from single parent families. Jesus obviously being from a single parent family.

I remember Andy telling about this song , how when he wrote this song he was in such a dark place, that he felt the alone and detached from the world. That he felt scared like a child and wanted to go home . This all came from the high pressure that was controlling the band during that era, remember he wasn't talking to Fyve during recording . The whole dark tone of the album shows how he was feeling.

while i do agree with infotainment_lad to some degree, i also have the feeling that this song is about someone who is losing themselves and/or not being themselves anymore - about someone who (as Youthdrainer put it) detached from the world or who no longer is the same person in terms of interests or general personality; symbolizing depression. more or less, someone who just wants to feel young, innocent and happy again, which i feel like that is the reason for this song's dreamy, nostalgic yet cold atmosphere. turning to the lyrics, " You only mean it, 'cause you look like Jesus" could show that maybe this depressed character has a "Bad Mother" and the only reason why they respect their mother is due to how she reminds the character of their youth. and let's put it in the context of the main character originally being a Christian, but of course they've been detached from everything, so his mother reminds them of Jesus, hence the memories. and the first verse really supports my point of the worn-out drain of the character. have a look for yourself. not only that, but the small reference to fields [summer, nostalgia, youth] serves some purpose.

also, greatest Therapy? song of all time !

[Edit: a typo.]