Yes, this song, and this band are complete genius/influential/pioneering you name it.
Yes, this song, and this band are complete genius/influential/pioneering you name it.
The first verse suggests to me a feeling that the narrator is just regaining full consciousness after some kind of black out, maybe drug induced. The 'birds eye view' bit is certainly reminiscent of a certain tranquilliser. also, clarity is always rather ugly when it comes crashing back around you.
The first verse suggests to me a feeling that the narrator is just regaining full consciousness after some kind of black out, maybe drug induced. The 'birds eye view' bit is certainly reminiscent of a certain tranquilliser. also, clarity is always rather ugly when it comes crashing back around you.
So this is REAL life. The narrator is now seeing the world through sober eyes.
'And everything is how it ought to be' - For me a delightfully sarcastic look at the disorder after a night of...
So this is REAL life. The narrator is now seeing the world through sober eyes.
'And everything is how it ought to be' - For me a delightfully sarcastic look at the disorder after a night of intense intoxication, the reality of which is inevitably more ridiculous than the night itself
It is sad that I am the first one who posts a comment for such a great song.
I think it's totally about existence, the awareness and clarity of " real life."
Also, it may be interpreted as Magazine's welcome song for Real Life.
Yes, this song, and this band are complete genius/influential/pioneering you name it.
Yes, this song, and this band are complete genius/influential/pioneering you name it.
The first verse suggests to me a feeling that the narrator is just regaining full consciousness after some kind of black out, maybe drug induced. The 'birds eye view' bit is certainly reminiscent of a certain tranquilliser. also, clarity is always rather ugly when it comes crashing back around you.
The first verse suggests to me a feeling that the narrator is just regaining full consciousness after some kind of black out, maybe drug induced. The 'birds eye view' bit is certainly reminiscent of a certain tranquilliser. also, clarity is always rather ugly when it comes crashing back around you.
So this is REAL life. The narrator is now seeing the world through sober eyes. 'And everything is how it ought to be' - For me a delightfully sarcastic look at the disorder after a night of...
So this is REAL life. The narrator is now seeing the world through sober eyes. 'And everything is how it ought to be' - For me a delightfully sarcastic look at the disorder after a night of intense intoxication, the reality of which is inevitably more ridiculous than the night itself