This song has been discussed before and it's about a comedy sex blog one of Dan Smith's ( Singer ) friends ran. It's unclear about who the friend is but Dan has talked about the "comedy sex song" before.
It's a catalogue of modern mistakes
Her words and legs wrapped around each man
Leaving stories like digital crumbs
As she turns these nights into literature
The song tells you about what was on the blog based on these lyrics. It was most likely that Dan's friend wrote about her sexual encounters and turned them into so-called "literature" or comedy. The overall tone of the song changes when there is a backstory to the lyrics, Dan is praising this blog that his friend made and somehow wrote a well-written song about it. Finally, the title Oil on Water comes from how the fact that water and oil don't mix and just sit on top of each other, similar to how two bodies lay on top of each other during intercourse.
This song has been discussed before and it's about a comedy sex blog one of Dan Smith's ( Singer ) friends ran. It's unclear about who the friend is but Dan has talked about the "comedy sex song" before.
It's a catalogue of modern mistakes Her words and legs wrapped around each man Leaving stories like digital crumbs As she turns these nights into literature
The song tells you about what was on the blog based on these lyrics. It was most likely that Dan's friend wrote about her sexual encounters and turned them into so-called "literature" or comedy. The overall tone of the song changes when there is a backstory to the lyrics, Dan is praising this blog that his friend made and somehow wrote a well-written song about it. Finally, the title Oil on Water comes from how the fact that water and oil don't mix and just sit on top of each other, similar to how two bodies lay on top of each other during intercourse.