I don't think the content of the song is trying to hide itself - I think its coming to terms with a loveless marriage and in despair on hoping/begging that there is someone else around that can offer you some sort of escape. the "houses" line is mentioned whenever thom feels a state of either nausea or relief - optimism e.g. in No Surprises - "pretty house and sunshine / pretty garden" Street Spirit "Rows of houses / All bearing down on me" . "Last flowers" could just be a title but perhaps it could be a metaphor for everything, including relationships, will eventually die. Makes interesting room for interpretation as I always heard it as "if you take me then you'll get release"
I don't think the content of the song is trying to hide itself - I think its coming to terms with a loveless marriage and in despair on hoping/begging that there is someone else around that can offer you some sort of escape. the "houses" line is mentioned whenever thom feels a state of either nausea or relief - optimism e.g. in No Surprises - "pretty house and sunshine / pretty garden" Street Spirit "Rows of houses / All bearing down on me" . "Last flowers" could just be a title but perhaps it could be a metaphor for everything, including relationships, will eventually die. Makes interesting room for interpretation as I always heard it as "if you take me then you'll get release"
@geniusbannedme man, you made me think of the 'houses' thing differently. contrast between safety and suffocation maybe?
@geniusbannedme man, you made me think of the 'houses' thing differently. contrast between safety and suffocation maybe?