Tony Banks wrote this song from the viewpoint of being stuck in a lonely hotel room in Beirut during the Lebanon war. He mentions this on the When In Rome documentary DVD extras. By the way, the live version from the European 2007 tour is way, way better than the album version. Much more imposing...
Tony Banks wrote this song from the viewpoint of being stuck in a lonely hotel room in Beirut during the Lebanon war. He mentions this on the When In Rome documentary DVD extras. By the way, the live version from the European 2007 tour is way, way better than the album version. Much more imposing...