So just what is this moogfaag fellow talking about? This song has little to do with existentialism, much less socialism. And, no, it is "sighing," as written above, not "sirens."
floating_eye gets it right, though the song strikes me as a bit more melancholy, ambivalent and anxious than the word "conquer" might suggest.
From 1979's Cost of Living EP, after they'd achieved a level of success in Britain, but before they really hit the big time stateside. (N.b.... also on that EP: their classic rendition of "I Fought the Law.)"
So just what is this moogfaag fellow talking about? This song has little to do with existentialism, much less socialism. And, no, it is "sighing," as written above, not "sirens."
floating_eye gets it right, though the song strikes me as a bit more melancholy, ambivalent and anxious than the word "conquer" might suggest.
From 1979's Cost of Living EP, after they'd achieved a level of success in Britain, but before they really hit the big time stateside. (N.b.... also on that EP: their classic rendition of "I Fought the Law.)"