A couple of minor lyrical differences, but here's my interpretation:
It's an overview of a friend, who is indeed, lonely. The first verse explaining how his social anxiety overcomes him, so desperately he tries his best to escape away from people. He obviously succeeds, as the narrator explains he is known as nothing other than a friend of theirs.
The "There he goes again/Then he's gone again" lines are evidence of that, as he merely walks to and fro with no interaction.
Here's where the lyrical differences appear, I believe the second verse to be from the lonely persons point of view, possibly a quote, so it would be:
"Well I followed them around
'cos I, I never really tried,
inside of me a fear will grow,
holding hands with demons."
A text-book tag-along, never really trying, infact probably doing the opposite, to make an impression and be noticed. So introverted that any attempt to talk caused those fears and demons to rise, so he remained quiet.
My favourite Concretes song.
A couple of minor lyrical differences, but here's my interpretation:
It's an overview of a friend, who is indeed, lonely. The first verse explaining how his social anxiety overcomes him, so desperately he tries his best to escape away from people. He obviously succeeds, as the narrator explains he is known as nothing other than a friend of theirs.
The "There he goes again/Then he's gone again" lines are evidence of that, as he merely walks to and fro with no interaction.
Here's where the lyrical differences appear, I believe the second verse to be from the lonely persons point of view, possibly a quote, so it would be:
"Well I followed them around 'cos I, I never really tried, inside of me a fear will grow, holding hands with demons."
A text-book tag-along, never really trying, infact probably doing the opposite, to make an impression and be noticed. So introverted that any attempt to talk caused those fears and demons to rise, so he remained quiet.
Therefore he is as lonely as can be.