Policemen & Pirates Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MMFB2001 

Cover art for Policemen & Pirates lyrics by Ocean Colour Scene

I think these are some of the cleverest lyrics I know of.

It sounds to me like it is a song about how difficult, unpredictable, ridiculous and unfair life can be, but we all have to get on with it despite the heartbreak. Part political, part romance, part "life in general".

For those not in the UK, The Sun and The Mirror are two of the most tabloid type of newspaper. Very clever I thought to highlight that amongst holes in the sky (ozone) that one tabloid of low credibility is shooting down another's showing the pointless madness that takes place whilst the real pains and problems of the world affect the humans. And yet we are all the same and all we can do is get on with life and try to love. Brilliantly written.

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