This is a song with levels to it. I had forgotten all about it until I heard Love Stinks recently. Ultimately it is about the dystopic death of hope caused by the alienation of modern life. I love how he describes what she is wearing (red top, white boots) but because of the connotations of "blue" (sad or really lost in it's original since it meant lost in the blue aka lost at sea)she is an "angel in blue". Also, there is the porn connection with "blue".
Either way, his sad protagonist and even sadder narrator are trapped in a world they never made, they live like robots or lesser beings instead of humans. Although blue and wearing red lame and what I envision as a "bold" white boot, she is the "palest" of angels. Her life has meant nothing and she is fading away into utter obscurity.
This is a song with levels to it. I had forgotten all about it until I heard Love Stinks recently. Ultimately it is about the dystopic death of hope caused by the alienation of modern life. I love how he describes what she is wearing (red top, white boots) but because of the connotations of "blue" (sad or really lost in it's original since it meant lost in the blue aka lost at sea)she is an "angel in blue". Also, there is the porn connection with "blue". Either way, his sad protagonist and even sadder narrator are trapped in a world they never made, they live like robots or lesser beings instead of humans. Although blue and wearing red lame and what I envision as a "bold" white boot, she is the "palest" of angels. Her life has meant nothing and she is fading away into utter obscurity.