In Dido's words before performing this song live this was written during a time where Dido was homeless (now to come to think of it, I always thought the title 'life for rent' was tongue in cheek lol) and it certainly explains her life and the context rather than just being a funny title "It was written during a period where I was homeless, and I went a little mad, and I found this little house by the sea and wrote a lot of songs". Don't take "live by the sea" as a metaphor in this one folks, this time she's actually in it (explains 'Sand in my Shoes' I think)
In Dido's words before performing this song live this was written during a time where Dido was homeless (now to come to think of it, I always thought the title 'life for rent' was tongue in cheek lol) and it certainly explains her life and the context rather than just being a funny title "It was written during a period where I was homeless, and I went a little mad, and I found this little house by the sea and wrote a lot of songs". Don't take "live by the sea" as a metaphor in this one folks, this time she's actually in it (explains 'Sand in my Shoes' I think)