Lyric discussion by MRROCKET 

Cover art for Playground Twist lyrics by Siouxsie and the Banshees

This is odd, I was certain the song to be about their experiences with the music press, the line "You're drunk, you're drunk yet you' re balancing the scales" is in reference to how they were treated by people like Julie Burchill etc. It would seem unlikely that a line like that could refer to school children.

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