This song is about the turmoil in England at the time. A big theme in Paul Weller's songs from this period is to talk about the labor movement and it being a front against Thatcherism.
In the song the man is begging "god" to save the state of the economy as shown by lines like...
"I was halfway home - I was half insane,
And every shop window I looked in just looked the same"
Means every shop is closed.
"'Cause at this moment in time there is nothing certain in these day's of mine"
Talking about the uncertainty of they economy.
All the lines after that seem to be talking about someone who has lost their job and trying to give them inspiration and hope that things will get better if they make their voices heard.
This song is about the turmoil in England at the time. A big theme in Paul Weller's songs from this period is to talk about the labor movement and it being a front against Thatcherism.
In the song the man is begging "god" to save the state of the economy as shown by lines like...
"I was halfway home - I was half insane, And every shop window I looked in just looked the same"
Means every shop is closed.
"'Cause at this moment in time there is nothing certain in these day's of mine"
Talking about the uncertainty of they economy.
All the lines after that seem to be talking about someone who has lost their job and trying to give them inspiration and hope that things will get better if they make their voices heard.