I used to think that this was about some new girl Martin was fascinated by after his divorce but then the idea popped in to my head that this is actually him pining for his wife. These are the lyrics that made me consider this:
"Oh, Lilian
Once I begun
I couldn't stop
Till every drop
Of blood was sung
Pain and misery
Always hit the spot
Knowing you can't lose
What you haven't got"
Martin has been singing about his wife all these years and once he started he couldn't stop until the last drop of blood from their ruined relationship was sung. And then there is the pain and misery of knowing that he has lost her and he can't lose her again because he no longer has her.
I used to think that this was about some new girl Martin was fascinated by after his divorce but then the idea popped in to my head that this is actually him pining for his wife. These are the lyrics that made me consider this:
"Oh, Lilian Once I begun I couldn't stop Till every drop Of blood was sung Pain and misery Always hit the spot Knowing you can't lose What you haven't got"
Martin has been singing about his wife all these years and once he started he couldn't stop until the last drop of blood from their ruined relationship was sung. And then there is the pain and misery of knowing that he has lost her and he can't lose her again because he no longer has her.