It's too easy to say this song is just about the Winter of Discontent. That may be what the second verse is about, but what about the first? And the last?
The singer is completely disillusioned with himself, disgusted by himself, and his weedy physical state, but it's treated with a comical lightness of touch, which lends itself to sympathy for the character.
I love this song, and it's great to listen to first thing in the morning, and to think, oh good, it's not just me. The world is fcked. I'm fcked. You'd have to be a Superman just to survive. Genius.
It's too easy to say this song is just about the Winter of Discontent. That may be what the second verse is about, but what about the first? And the last?
The singer is completely disillusioned with himself, disgusted by himself, and his weedy physical state, but it's treated with a comical lightness of touch, which lends itself to sympathy for the character.
I love this song, and it's great to listen to first thing in the morning, and to think, oh good, it's not just me. The world is fcked. I'm fcked. You'd have to be a Superman just to survive. Genius.
@FishesWillLaugh agree it goes beyond simply the Winter of Discontent ... there is definitely a introspective element to the song
@FishesWillLaugh agree it goes beyond simply the Winter of Discontent ... there is definitely a introspective element to the song