Distortions Lyrics

Lyric discussion by levek 

Cover art for Distortions lyrics by Clinic

I agree with 'eyehaverabies'. I just sent corrections to for the song 'Distortions' and there are still oddly pronounced words that hardly make sense. The first verse of the song was inspired, almost plagiarized from Velvet Underground's 'Candy Says'. That particular song was inspired by a famous transvestite known as Candy Darling.

I think this is an illuminating and overlooked clue to the meaning behind these lyrics. I think the speaker is gendered male, but born with the sexual organs of a female. I think the struggle is the mis-match of the speaker's internal reality with his/her outward appearance.