Scoundrel Days Lyrics

Lyric discussion by AlpqlA 

Cover art for Scoundrel Days lyrics by A-Ha

It is not about suicide because : "With death comes the morning Unannounced and new" It is about a bad stuation/scoundrel of a person or social or political I was wondering what kind of bad stuation till now I understand by your comments it is about their reputation: "They forgive anything but greatness", "As pride hits my face" Also they are ready to give the source of problem by names: "And I'm close to calling out their names"

@AlpqlA I think it combines both - abuse, trauma, and suicide (price to pay as an artist for fame). I've covered that in my interpretation below and interestingly, the same verses piqued our interest. This is possibly the darkest song of A-ha and the least understood by many.