Zurich Is Stained Lyrics

Lyric discussion by s7rugg1e 

Cover art for Zurich Is Stained lyrics by Pavement

I always thought this song had to do with the time in a relationship when a couple is at the "maybe we should se other people" stage.

Zurich (Switzerland) is neutral, designating the neutral position of the relationship.

I am not one half of the problem...Just hold me back or let me run: This sounds very "end of the relationship."

The fountain where we sold it and held them hanging also sounds like "well, were breaking up, but it's just the type of thing that happens inlife."

This makes sense to me....Of course great lyrics are open to interpretation and multiply meanings, so I think almost any interpretation could be correct, but i like the idea of Zurich symbolizing neutrality...