I think the song is about how the heartfelt artists (who maybe aren't so model-pretty) of our era don't get the airing they deserve ("No bright shiny surface to my face"), but the more pop-like music with less meaning does and in doing so doesn't send out the right messages ("it's all about drugs, it's all about shame"
This song deserves a comment, it's so beautiful:
I think the song is about how the heartfelt artists (who maybe aren't so model-pretty) of our era don't get the airing they deserve ("No bright shiny surface to my face"), but the more pop-like music with less meaning does and in doing so doesn't send out the right messages ("it's all about drugs, it's all about shame"