No Strange Delight
Lost in Obsession: Unveiling the Meaning Behind Roxy Music's 'No Strange Delight'
Lyrics
So there goes your life
Life is passing by or changing.
Disappeared from ever loving friends
Isolation from caring friends.
And now a slave to obsession
Becoming enslaved by an intense preoccupation.
Your strange delight
Finding pleasure in unconventional or peculiar things.
You lie awake
Unable to sleep, possibly due to inner turmoil.
How your senses ache
Experiencing sensory pain or discomfort.
Shaking off the night
Trying to shake off the effects of the night, metaphorically or literally.
Is there more strange delight?
Questioning whether there is more pleasure in the unusual or unconventional.
There goes your self
Losing one's identity or individuality.
In the clear forever out of line
Being permanently outside the norm or societal expectations.
And there you'll stray through obsession
Wandering astray due to intense preoccupation.
Your strange delight
Finding pleasure in peculiar or unconventional things (repeated from Line #4).
Can't bear this heat
Unable to endure a high level of intensity or pressure.
Your poor heart skips a beat
Feeling a sudden, strong emotion or excitement.
Tearing off the years
Removing the impact of time, perhaps trying to revert to a time when caring mattered.
To when you really cared
Recalling a time when genuine concern existed.
So where's your soul?
Questioning the existence or whereabouts of one's soul.
In the field where every story ends
Being in a place where all stories conclude.
And then how plain your obsession
Describing intense preoccupation in a straightforward manner.
Your strange delight
Finding pleasure in peculiar or unconventional things (repeated from Line #13).
So this is hell
Describing a difficult or distressing situation.
Not so hard to tell
Expressing that recognizing hellish situations is not difficult.
Better men than I
Acknowledging that others, potentially better individuals, have experienced similar unconventional pleasures.
Have tried your strange delight
Reflecting on the failed attempts of others to understand or enjoy peculiar delights.
Is there no strange delight?
Pondering the existence of any unusual or unconventional pleasures.
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