Neill Finn has told that this song is about Melbourne. And on the surface it definitely is...But he gets deeper, and speaks about much more.
As Kaatrien said, its about the good and the bad, or as Neill has put it "the rough with the smooth...the clean with the dirty"
"Smiling as the shit comes down"...Keeping a brave face whilst all around u seems to be collapsing...looking to the bright side of life.
Paul Hester is the drummers name, and he says "you have to be prepared to take the good with the bad" during a live performance of "sister madly" where he made a mistake...Neill goes on to say Rough with smooth, clean with dirty etc..
Wherever there is comfort, there is pain only one step away.
Neill Finn has told that this song is about Melbourne. And on the surface it definitely is...But he gets deeper, and speaks about much more. As Kaatrien said, its about the good and the bad, or as Neill has put it "the rough with the smooth...the clean with the dirty"
"Smiling as the shit comes down"...Keeping a brave face whilst all around u seems to be collapsing...looking to the bright side of life.
Paul Hester is the drummers name, and he says "you have to be prepared to take the good with the bad" during a live performance of "sister madly" where he made a mistake...Neill goes on to say Rough with smooth, clean with dirty etc..
Wherever there is comfort, there is pain only one step away.