I agree with the earlier commenter (waywardtom) that the verses are meant to evoke the fleetingness of the fame and attention that performers get. It questions whether there is a lasting impression on their audience.
This is a song (like Underworld's later "Born Slippy NUXX") where the heartbreaking quality of the music is a key to understanding the song's message. The two songs coincidentally have in common themes of futility and something the singer longs for being fleeting and out of his reach.
The enigmatic verse "and we go 'doot. Doot doot." is the singer comparing himself to screen idols and performers of the past and saying that at the end of it they're just this group of pop musicians whose possibly grandiose statements amount to nothing more than going "doot doot," like someone would hum a little tune to themselves to pass the time.
Fame and attention and the idea that we're making an important statement are illusory and fleeting, in the end, we're just going "doot doot."
I agree with the earlier commenter (waywardtom) that the verses are meant to evoke the fleetingness of the fame and attention that performers get. It questions whether there is a lasting impression on their audience.
This is a song (like Underworld's later "Born Slippy NUXX") where the heartbreaking quality of the music is a key to understanding the song's message. The two songs coincidentally have in common themes of futility and something the singer longs for being fleeting and out of his reach.
The enigmatic verse "and we go 'doot. Doot doot." is the singer comparing himself to screen idols and performers of the past and saying that at the end of it they're just this group of pop musicians whose possibly grandiose statements amount to nothing more than going "doot doot," like someone would hum a little tune to themselves to pass the time.
Fame and attention and the idea that we're making an important statement are illusory and fleeting, in the end, we're just going "doot doot."