And A Bang On The Ear Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Squirt_gun 

Cover art for And A Bang On The Ear lyrics by Waterboys, The

Surprised there is no comment on this song. I think its pretty great. Waterboys are excellent...

I think that this song is about finding the one. It chronicles the singer's past loves, (Lindsey, Norah, Deborah, Bella, Krista,) and went happened (or didn't happen) and how a small a part of you will always love them. He talks about his memories of them both good and bad, but at the end he talks about the "woman of my hearthfire, harbour of my soul," this person is essentially the one. He talks about how she is "treasure," so I think that this song is about how all the past relationships you have kind of shape you and...