I would love to know more about what it actually means/ how it came about. So many songs are not about what they seem to be. To start us off I imagine it regards a self reflective person that is quite rich. He knows that he has no particular virtue that sets him apart morally from the working classes, opposing the stereotypical rich persons attitude.. He 'pays the builders what their worth' i.e. he does not look down on them. He is aware of his shortcomings... He has not had to make moral sacrifices to keep himself going... 'Never had to use a gun'... Beaten up a bully or whatever that could mean metaphorically..
In a sense he values the working class and resents himself slightly. He has 'never had to use a gun' yet, when his girlfriends father dies he will inherit massively. 'Locked away from all your dirt'. I.e. no real experience of the world. He is powerless to change his situation and does not think he is suited to having all the power he will soon have.
Unbunny is an incredibly insightful band in my opinion. It seems to me there is a middle class guilt that often manifests itself in strange ways, that I myself have felt even though, I am not really middle class by local standards I live in a rich area and am sheltered from the effects of poverty in the rest of my country. Far better than another love song.
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Great song.
I would love to know more about what it actually means/ how it came about. So many songs are not about what they seem to be. To start us off I imagine it regards a self reflective person that is quite rich. He knows that he has no particular virtue that sets him apart morally from the working classes, opposing the stereotypical rich persons attitude.. He 'pays the builders what their worth' i.e. he does not look down on them. He is aware of his shortcomings... He has not had to make moral sacrifices to keep himself going... 'Never had to use a gun'... Beaten up a bully or whatever that could mean metaphorically..
In a sense he values the working class and resents himself slightly. He has 'never had to use a gun' yet, when his girlfriends father dies he will inherit massively. 'Locked away from all your dirt'. I.e. no real experience of the world. He is powerless to change his situation and does not think he is suited to having all the power he will soon have.
Unbunny is an incredibly insightful band in my opinion. It seems to me there is a middle class guilt that often manifests itself in strange ways, that I myself have felt even though, I am not really middle class by local standards I live in a rich area and am sheltered from the effects of poverty in the rest of my country. Far better than another love song.