I love the way the modern-day Crowded House turn depressing lyrics around - this song is similar to "Silent House" in that respect. This song starts with "What kind of fool imagines love; With all this going on." About as bleak as you get. It then turns into a song about how everything is temporary, we have no God-given purpose in life.
And then the final verse brings it together: "And we'll go out tonight; Set the town alight." We have to make do with what we have, we have to find happiness where we can and love with each other while we have opportunity. It's not an upbeat song, but it resolves the demons that inspired it.
I love the way the modern-day Crowded House turn depressing lyrics around - this song is similar to "Silent House" in that respect. This song starts with "What kind of fool imagines love; With all this going on." About as bleak as you get. It then turns into a song about how everything is temporary, we have no God-given purpose in life.
And then the final verse brings it together: "And we'll go out tonight; Set the town alight." We have to make do with what we have, we have to find happiness where we can and love with each other while we have opportunity. It's not an upbeat song, but it resolves the demons that inspired it.