I feel like a lot of people misunderstand this song. It is about very self-important young adults who despite living very droll and nearly identical lives still think they're very special and unique. The intention is most succinct in the chorus:
"you wouldn't want an angel watching over you" is something you'd say in passing which would imply you live a lifestyle that an angel wouldn't approve of, maybe as a boast. The reply is of course:
"surprise, surprise they wouldn't want to watch|another un-innocent elegant fall into the un-magnificent lives of adults" which is essentially a wake up call, as if to say "an Angel wouldn't haven any interest in your life, there is nothing about your experiences that would warrant their attention."
The term "mistaken for strangers" sort of drives this home because it implies that this group of people are so indistinguishable with how they live they might as well be strangers. It is a critique on being self-absorbed in a modern society of self-glorification.
I feel like a lot of people misunderstand this song. It is about very self-important young adults who despite living very droll and nearly identical lives still think they're very special and unique. The intention is most succinct in the chorus:
"you wouldn't want an angel watching over you" is something you'd say in passing which would imply you live a lifestyle that an angel wouldn't approve of, maybe as a boast. The reply is of course:
"surprise, surprise they wouldn't want to watch|another un-innocent elegant fall into the un-magnificent lives of adults" which is essentially a wake up call, as if to say "an Angel wouldn't haven any interest in your life, there is nothing about your experiences that would warrant their attention."
The term "mistaken for strangers" sort of drives this home because it implies that this group of people are so indistinguishable with how they live they might as well be strangers. It is a critique on being self-absorbed in a modern society of self-glorification.