Lyric discussion by River Wolf 

Cover art for I Miss New Wave lyrics by Matthew Good Band

this song is beautiful, probably my favourite one Matthew Good has done.

I think this song is about a dude who's in an existential crisis and has lost all connect with the world. He can not find happiness in elements, which many people love (such as sex and visiting popular tourist destination). As a result, he gets closer to suicide as he reflects on his unhappy life and how it has changed for the worse since his once happy life.