Lyric discussion by icedgreentea 

Cover art for No Surface All Feeling lyrics by Manic Street Preachers

At the Manics' recent Melbourne gig, Nicky was talking before the song, and he said it was for Richey. I don't know whether that means he wrote it for Richey in the first place, but it was certainly dedicated to him that night. It made the already-melancholy lyrics even sadder for me.