Waiting for the End of the World Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Ampersan 

Cover art for Waiting for the End of the World lyrics by Elvis Costello

Apparently the guy in the opening verse is famous rock critic Nick Kent. El saw him on a train one night He was too 'out of it' to even notice that everyone on the train was fixated on him. He found it fascinating that someone can attract so much attention and yet remain completely oblivious to it all. So he went home and wrote this song