Assume The Perpendicular Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Skylarkin 

Cover art for Assume The Perpendicular lyrics by Divine Comedy, The

is it Barbour Jacket?

Adore this song, makes you almost want to get up and go do something - which is exactly its intended message! Just to do anything at all. Neil's lyrical genius truly shines here, can anyone shed some light on some of the obscure allusions?

The lyrics here are copied from the official website:

http://www.thedivinecomedy.com/?page_id=23#albumKnighthood

It looks like Hannon has misspelled this on purpose.