Seems to be about the distorted relationship or friendship between the singer and the person he talks about, where even though the other person lied and was the root of problems, the singer blames himself and drowns in a feeling of guilt. Otherwise there is no explaining for lines such as "I faught windmills" or "I delight in my despair".
A lot of early Connells songs were very hard to decipher. "Seven" for example is another example where the lyrics are too introspective to really know the true meaning.
Interesting PS: the band in its early days was once named "Raleigh's local depressants" in a local magazine because they thought the lyrics were gloomy. I guess that is due to lines such as "I delight in my despair". I think whoever wrote for that magazine never heard of Joy Division and such. The Connells depressing?? Oh god, no, not at all.
Seems to be about the distorted relationship or friendship between the singer and the person he talks about, where even though the other person lied and was the root of problems, the singer blames himself and drowns in a feeling of guilt. Otherwise there is no explaining for lines such as "I faught windmills" or "I delight in my despair".
A lot of early Connells songs were very hard to decipher. "Seven" for example is another example where the lyrics are too introspective to really know the true meaning.
Interesting PS: the band in its early days was once named "Raleigh's local depressants" in a local magazine because they thought the lyrics were gloomy. I guess that is due to lines such as "I delight in my despair". I think whoever wrote for that magazine never heard of Joy Division and such. The Connells depressing?? Oh god, no, not at all.