Lyric discussion by SmallClone 

Cover art for Oh My Lord lyrics by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

This is one of only a handful of songs that make me grit my teeth with emotion when I hear it. Its simply wonderful.

My interpretation of it is simple: Media Intrusion:

They called at me through the fence They were not making any sense They claimed that I had lost the plot Kept saying that I was not The man I used to be

and

But their words of derision meant they hardly knew me

and

I grab my telephone, I call my wife at home She screams, "Leave us alone!" I say, "Hey, it`s only me"

and

Into the hollows of glamour, where with spikes and hammer With telescopic camera, they chose to turn the screw