I don't think it's that bitter at all. To me it's about how we long for the past (or the future) and how when we are sixty think of the days that we have now as glory days. Maybe you won't have to wait that long till your glorify the past, as he sings: So catch me now before I turn to gold. That means to me, that it's only a short time until you blur your memories to a great time. I'm 30 watching friends settle down and maybe it doesn't take long till they start telling "when I was young everything was better" and stuff. My father uses to talk about his youth a lot (and already did so when I was a child) and I think this is one of the saddest things that can happen to you for you always have the Glory Days, as long as you're not stuck in a nursing home or plagued by pains and disesases forever. You can just try and have a good time now, if you look around, go out, meet people, and so on. And if you enjoy just what you're doing once in a while. I mean, I like to remember the past and have a bit of nostalgia when listening to music (not by Pulp, I've just been so addicted to them for a few months now) but most of my youth was crap and now it's much better (I love my life, ha ha). The thing is, it's good to know you can do something to help your life and yourself get better and make the present special. Create your Glory Days! :D
I don't think it's that bitter at all. To me it's about how we long for the past (or the future) and how when we are sixty think of the days that we have now as glory days. Maybe you won't have to wait that long till your glorify the past, as he sings: So catch me now before I turn to gold. That means to me, that it's only a short time until you blur your memories to a great time. I'm 30 watching friends settle down and maybe it doesn't take long till they start telling "when I was young everything was better" and stuff. My father uses to talk about his youth a lot (and already did so when I was a child) and I think this is one of the saddest things that can happen to you for you always have the Glory Days, as long as you're not stuck in a nursing home or plagued by pains and disesases forever. You can just try and have a good time now, if you look around, go out, meet people, and so on. And if you enjoy just what you're doing once in a while. I mean, I like to remember the past and have a bit of nostalgia when listening to music (not by Pulp, I've just been so addicted to them for a few months now) but most of my youth was crap and now it's much better (I love my life, ha ha). The thing is, it's good to know you can do something to help your life and yourself get better and make the present special. Create your Glory Days! :D