I think it's about a failed relationship rather than politics.
"And it makes you laugh
And it makes you cry,
When London falls
And you're still alive."
I also think the lines about "london falls" is a euphemism for a relationship falling. When you first loved this person you thought that the love was as great and powerful as any city and now that it's disentegrating the destructive power it has in your life feels like a city fell down around you. It reminds me of the feelings I had after the last time I had my heart broken. You hurt so much and you feel like the pain of losing this person would kill you but the relationship fell apart, your love is gone and you're still alive no matter how much emotional pain you're in. You're a mix of emotions and you laugh and you cry.
"He's not coming back.
So you work it out, overfeed the cat.
And the plants are dry and they need to drink.
So you do your best. and you flood the sink.
Sit down in the kitchen and cry."
This verse reminds me of the typical aftermath after a relationship. All you want to do is cry and feel sorry for yourself because the other person is gone but life goes on. You still have to do the mundane tasks like feeding the cat and watering your plants but you're so distracted from your unhappiness that you mess up doing the simplest tasks.
"And you've worked it out
And you see it all
And you want to shout
How you see it all "
You're sitting around lying to yourself that you've figured everything out and you're so much wiser from this heartbreak even though maybe deep down you still hurt like hell but you want to say "hey world don't feel sorry for me because i got dumped because i've figured it all out and I'm ok"
I think it's about a failed relationship rather than politics.
"And it makes you laugh And it makes you cry, When London falls And you're still alive."
I also think the lines about "london falls" is a euphemism for a relationship falling. When you first loved this person you thought that the love was as great and powerful as any city and now that it's disentegrating the destructive power it has in your life feels like a city fell down around you. It reminds me of the feelings I had after the last time I had my heart broken. You hurt so much and you feel like the pain of losing this person would kill you but the relationship fell apart, your love is gone and you're still alive no matter how much emotional pain you're in. You're a mix of emotions and you laugh and you cry.
"He's not coming back. So you work it out, overfeed the cat. And the plants are dry and they need to drink. So you do your best. and you flood the sink. Sit down in the kitchen and cry."
This verse reminds me of the typical aftermath after a relationship. All you want to do is cry and feel sorry for yourself because the other person is gone but life goes on. You still have to do the mundane tasks like feeding the cat and watering your plants but you're so distracted from your unhappiness that you mess up doing the simplest tasks.
"And you've worked it out And you see it all And you want to shout How you see it all "
You're sitting around lying to yourself that you've figured everything out and you're so much wiser from this heartbreak even though maybe deep down you still hurt like hell but you want to say "hey world don't feel sorry for me because i got dumped because i've figured it all out and I'm ok"