I have a hard time disliking anything Keane comes out with, because they're brilliant, but "And love is just our way Of looking out for ourselves
When we don't want to live alone" kind of turned me off this song because of how absolutely cynical and jaded it sounds.
I know it may just be me, or it may be that i'm not cynical enough, or simply that i'm interpreting this wrong, like this was written because he felt cynical after having his heart broken, but something about him saying "Basically, there is no such thing as true love, it's something we as humans have made up from selfish instinct." made me completely unable to connect with this, because I think of love as the most unselfish thing out there.
Still an absolutely great band, though. Just not a fan of this song.
I have a hard time disliking anything Keane comes out with, because they're brilliant, but "And love is just our way Of looking out for ourselves When we don't want to live alone" kind of turned me off this song because of how absolutely cynical and jaded it sounds.
I know it may just be me, or it may be that i'm not cynical enough, or simply that i'm interpreting this wrong, like this was written because he felt cynical after having his heart broken, but something about him saying "Basically, there is no such thing as true love, it's something we as humans have made up from selfish instinct." made me completely unable to connect with this, because I think of love as the most unselfish thing out there.
Still an absolutely great band, though. Just not a fan of this song.