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Yea, it's about Smith looking in the mirror, and realisng he's been hammering the drugs a bit too hard - hence his eyes are bloodshot.
I think on a deeper level its a reflection on his lifestyle, and the dammage he was doing himself at the time.
Its got that ambiguos, perky delivery that makes the dark content of the Cure's lyrics all the more resonant.
Yea, it's about Smith looking in the mirror, and realisng he's been hammering the drugs a bit too hard - hence his eyes are bloodshot.
I think on a deeper level its a reflection on his lifestyle, and the dammage he was doing himself at the time.
Its got that ambiguos, perky delivery that makes the dark content of the Cure's lyrics all the more resonant.