I think the first stanza is really relevant to the whole idea of not buying into all that advertising 'be like this' stuff.
The last message you sent
Said I looked truly down
i think is referring to ads that try and tell you that you're not ok unless you sort yourself out with one of their products, but then he's all like na man screw you i'm cool 'i just wasn't smiling at you yeah' which is of course, a super cool philosophy and part of the reason why franz ferdinand are one of the totally cool awesome bands out there. marry me alex.
I think the first stanza is really relevant to the whole idea of not buying into all that advertising 'be like this' stuff. The last message you sent Said I looked truly down i think is referring to ads that try and tell you that you're not ok unless you sort yourself out with one of their products, but then he's all like na man screw you i'm cool 'i just wasn't smiling at you yeah' which is of course, a super cool philosophy and part of the reason why franz ferdinand are one of the totally cool awesome bands out there. marry me alex.