Lyric discussion by rapendergast 

Cover art for Rated X lyrics by Spiritualized

The way this song starts, with the random music, made me think of the word "musing." It was almost as if Pierce was sitting there, thinking, and following the train of thought that are the lyrics of this song.

He might even have been "remembering" as we do sometimes when we find ourselves reflecting on our lives. Notice the song ends the same way, the music peters out, as the memory seeks to forget