Well of course the name of this band is Crowded House and this tune, in my view their finest, is, I think, about the contrast between his usual life which is like a confusing, untidy, dream-like house which at times gets him down and what his girlfriend does for him which makes him lose his inhibitions and brings him "relief"!
Well of course the name of this band is Crowded House and this tune, in my view their finest, is, I think, about the contrast between his usual life which is like a confusing, untidy, dream-like house which at times gets him down and what his girlfriend does for him which makes him lose his inhibitions and brings him "relief"!