According to a documentary, this song was about Lol Tolhurst who by this stage had become a drunken, useless part of the band contributing next to nothing. He was attributed to playing the broken flute sound in the background of the Homesick track and that was about it. He may have inspired the song with it however.
Aparently he was nothing but a flogging horse in the band who everybody despised, including and possibly especially Smith who kept him on only because he was the only original member and was part of the bands social life.
According to the documentary, he was made to stand in front of Smith in the studio while the lyrics were being recorded.
Tolhurst was fired when the he listened to the final cut and criticized it wasn't a Cure album and that most of the songs were shit.
Make of all this what you will, but it was clear that Tolhurst was no longer appreciated by the band at this stage.
According to a documentary, this song was about Lol Tolhurst who by this stage had become a drunken, useless part of the band contributing next to nothing. He was attributed to playing the broken flute sound in the background of the Homesick track and that was about it. He may have inspired the song with it however. Aparently he was nothing but a flogging horse in the band who everybody despised, including and possibly especially Smith who kept him on only because he was the only original member and was part of the bands social life. According to the documentary, he was made to stand in front of Smith in the studio while the lyrics were being recorded. Tolhurst was fired when the he listened to the final cut and criticized it wasn't a Cure album and that most of the songs were shit.
Make of all this what you will, but it was clear that Tolhurst was no longer appreciated by the band at this stage.