Lyrics with meaning

[Undertoad]

The more I learn, the less I know
Could you make mine straight Absolut?
The more I fail the less I try
Ask not of me the reason why

I have always loved Lloyd Cole, who at this point in time is pretty rare. This particular trick is my favourite in his catalogue. In the second line of the song ("Sentimental Fool") he breaks the wall for one single line and talks to his bartender. Yeah and by using a brand name he makes it very personal and real, which is another trick. Stephen King does that in his books.

The song has a devastatingly heartbreaking theme.

The woman I love is not content
The life I made, it ain't what I meant
The space I'm in is filled with love
The state I'm in is pitiful
...
But when she calls my name
I'm almost happy, she's almost like you
Yeah when she calls my name
We're almost there, man, she's almost like you
She's almost like you

I've never been in that position. "I'm almost happy, she's almost like you." What a devastating lyric.