Million Faces Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MarlboroCowboy 

Cover art for Million Faces lyrics by Paolo Nutini

I agree with MascaraTears. It's about confusion in a relationship. In my mind, it's about a couple that have or are on the road to breaking up.

"Oh the phone you know it never stops, it's the last thing i hear at night And the first thing in the morning."

Possibly people trying to console him?

The whole talk about seeing a million faces pass him by and the fact that they're all the same... To me that refers to how unique this girl is.

"We're distracted by the hard times, and the troubles that we make"

Their relationship probably focused on negative things whilst ignoring the positives.

Just a few of my thoughts...