this song is the start to one of my all-time top 5 records, and is yet another quality jets song, so im surprised no-one has commented on it yet!
i think that the first verse is something that many songwriters have experienced - the 'emptiness of the room' represents his life and the way he is feeling trapped with nothing there to comfort him. he is trying to write, but there is no base to it - no 'canvas' to use as the background to a song.
eventually 'beautiful demons fly ouy' and he is able to write a song about the city, and a feeling of isolation - he does not identify with the 'city kids.' (although the city life being compared to a 'sugar high' kinda makes the idea of city life as isolating for him less credible....)
All of the drug references are probably to do with the depression that he has battled through his life, as amphetamines are anti-depressants.
this song is the start to one of my all-time top 5 records, and is yet another quality jets song, so im surprised no-one has commented on it yet!
i think that the first verse is something that many songwriters have experienced - the 'emptiness of the room' represents his life and the way he is feeling trapped with nothing there to comfort him. he is trying to write, but there is no base to it - no 'canvas' to use as the background to a song.
eventually 'beautiful demons fly ouy' and he is able to write a song about the city, and a feeling of isolation - he does not identify with the 'city kids.' (although the city life being compared to a 'sugar high' kinda makes the idea of city life as isolating for him less credible....)
All of the drug references are probably to do with the depression that he has battled through his life, as amphetamines are anti-depressants.
anybody agree/disagree with me?