Lyric discussion by oddone460 

Cover art for He Used To Be A Lovely Boy lyrics by Keane

Hmmm, I personally like to apply most songs to a broader scope... Tim is very talented in that way. He can write songs that are so specific and yet broad enough to apply to many situations.

I think it's about a love based relationship that failed. It's urging this guy to move on and let go of his old life... "time to wake up and look around." It's about clinging onto the past and a hopeless relationship. "He used to be a lovely boy" before... things went badly... She perhaps though he was just a hopeless dreamer and gave up on him. "Find a place where you can hide from the love that holds you inside... time's so unkind" meaning it's time to put away those feelings... though it may take a long time.

I love the line "Time on your hands, world at your feet... no adventure left incomplete." -Lovelllly song