This one is about the end of a relationship, period. Nothing deep or complicated.Remember, this is an early DM song, off of A Broken Frame. Back then, Martin hadn't really started writing songs with darker meanings such as drugs, etc. He was still trying to keep the more poppy lyrical content that was Vince Clarke's style. Not until their following LP, Construction Time Again, did Martin's songwriting expand to more complex themes.
This one is about the end of a relationship, period. Nothing deep or complicated.Remember, this is an early DM song, off of A Broken Frame. Back then, Martin hadn't really started writing songs with darker meanings such as drugs, etc. He was still trying to keep the more poppy lyrical content that was Vince Clarke's style. Not until their following LP, Construction Time Again, did Martin's songwriting expand to more complex themes.