Switching Off Lyrics

Lyric discussion by incoherentlove 

Cover art for Switching Off lyrics by Elbow

I see where you're coming from "last of the men in hats hops off the coil" I always got confused about that first line. Taken literally it could refer to a working man, I thought that it was about the working brain and switching off at night, especially with the traffic fading and insects like a neon choir. An interesting interpretation, but I'm sticking with the finding it hard to fall asleep, it rings very true with me, and even if I'm wrong that's what it means to me.