Handsome Furs Hate This City Lyrics

Lyric discussion by ah.yes.please. 

Cover art for Handsome Furs Hate This City lyrics by Handsome Furs

I agree with schimmi. especially, when it comes to the end of the song: "...so black out a million screams and wire ourselves to the floor

baby we can get you anything you want anytime you want but you'll wonder what its for"

Basically, it could represent every industrialized fucking city of the world, not just particular one =)

"oh, there was home (x2) oh, life is long and hollow (x4)

we hate this city and its drone (x4)"

There was home, when you're young, when you had nothing to worry about. And now, welcome to routine. Busy buzzy piece of...life.

I believe the last line is really "but you won't know what it's for."

But, like ya'll said, it could be any cold, heartless, sprawling city around the world. Also, I think they are commenting on the commercialism, or consumerism that exist in most homes, stockpiles of stuff with "wires on the floor" that people don't even know how to use. And people waste most of their lives to earn money to collect all this crap, a "long and hollow" life devoid of meaning.

Love the song and love this husband and wife duo....