My impression is that this song presents an uneasy atmosphere where attention and lack of concentration coincide. The singer exposes himself to more stimuli (“back in a minute”) than he can process. Even a kiss cannot reach his mind directly. He is increasingly losing control of what he wants himself.
The “record breaking” has nothing to do with commercial success but with mechanical damage of vinyl records. Otherwise “Did the needle just skip” would not follow. I also have significant doubts that Judas and Jesus had any deficiencies in concentration and perception at the betrayal.
My impression is that this song presents an uneasy atmosphere where attention and lack of concentration coincide. The singer exposes himself to more stimuli (“back in a minute”) than he can process. Even a kiss cannot reach his mind directly. He is increasingly losing control of what he wants himself.
The “record breaking” has nothing to do with commercial success but with mechanical damage of vinyl records. Otherwise “Did the needle just skip” would not follow. I also have significant doubts that Judas and Jesus had any deficiencies in concentration and perception at the betrayal.