The lyrics changed a bit over the 2006 tour but these are closer, though I am sure there are mistakes.
I think there could be several interpretations, and a political one (if a more personal one is used as the metaphor) is possible. Another possible one is exactly what is in the lyrics. It seems to be set in a club. Thom (or whoever this is supposed to represent) meets a woman he likes, she takes his phone number, their drinks arrive, then things start falling apart (the magic disappears) she says the wrong thing (words are like a sawed-off shotgun) and he's asking her to re-focus, say the right thing now. At the end he is saying that everything will be clear (jigzaw's falling into place) once the difficult part is over (wish away the nightmare), once she puts her defences down and says the right thing to him. The lines 'regard each other as you pass/she looks back/you look back/not just once/not just twice') mean this is a song about two people who are attracted to each other.
The lyrics changed a bit over the 2006 tour but these are closer, though I am sure there are mistakes.
I think there could be several interpretations, and a political one (if a more personal one is used as the metaphor) is possible. Another possible one is exactly what is in the lyrics. It seems to be set in a club. Thom (or whoever this is supposed to represent) meets a woman he likes, she takes his phone number, their drinks arrive, then things start falling apart (the magic disappears) she says the wrong thing (words are like a sawed-off shotgun) and he's asking her to re-focus, say the right thing now. At the end he is saying that everything will be clear (jigzaw's falling into place) once the difficult part is over (wish away the nightmare), once she puts her defences down and says the right thing to him. The lines 'regard each other as you pass/she looks back/you look back/not just once/not just twice') mean this is a song about two people who are attracted to each other.