Lyric discussion by damnrealb 

Cover art for 12XU lyrics by Wire

My first exposure to this was the Minor Threat cover and I couldn't make any sense of it at all.

It's clearly about someone being caught by the press (in a mag) doing dirty things (specifically kissing a man and smoking a fag). Whether it's a man seeing his girlfriend cheating or someone involved in a homosexual affair or anything else is unclear. It's a cool song.