![]() Robert had a love/hate relationship with the fame and was conflicted in his feelings about whether or not he actually wanted one of his songs to be a number one hit. I feel like he may have developed this song with dual meanings in mind as well though.īut really, I think it fits, with everything going on with the band at the time. I absolutely agree with the two of you, since the way I interpret it is that Robert's talking about his fame, corporate greed, and his fans. Of the needle it's easier for me to get closer toĪ (biblical) reference to being rich and how empty he feels now that he's achieved that material goal. If anyone is remotely interested I can go through line by line and explain why I think this is about his career and not a breakup with a girlfriend. he doesn't necessarily want to keep doing it over and over and never made that promise to begin with. This song works on the level of a troubled pop star who wants to get out, who is sick of the carousel of band members and the pressure. very possibly talking about the trappings of pop stardom and dealing with industry types. Read the lyrics again and try putting them in these terms, the backstabbing references and the references to crowds cheering.references to addiction and duplicity. I love this song, too and always subscribed to the idea that it's about a breakup BUT tonight I listened and wondered if it's actually not about a romantic breakup but rather about the trappings of fame and his role as a pop idol (he was a BIG star in the UK at least, at this time) and how disgusting some of it is to him. When we both of us knew how the end always is Screaming like this in the whole of sincerityĪnd stains on the carpet and stains on the memory of I knew I would leave you with babies and everything It's easier for me to get closer to Heaven I'll pull out my heart and I'll feed it to anyone 'Round and 'round and 'round and it's coming apart againĪnd now that I know that I'm breaking to pieces Holding my breath for the fear of sleep againĬut in the deep to the heart of the bone again ![]() So it's all come back 'round to breaking apart againīreaking apart like I'm made up of glass again When both of us knew how the ending would be Stains on the carpet and stains on the scenery I leave you with photographs, pictures of trickery ![]() Screaming like this in the hope of the secrecy So I leave you with babies and hoping for frequency And the sound that it makes when it cuts in deep
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