Ima take a stab at these since nobody else is seeming to, Starting from There Are Listed Buildings which I think UYD4L nailed. Romance is Boring seems to be a thematic continuation, I think the first verse is a metaphor for the path the relationship takes, he's the one forced into the place of responsibility for where it goes now, if it fails, he's to blame. She seems unhappy with the relationship but is too scared to do anything about it, she doesn't have the courage to break up with him and doesn't have anywhere to escape to even though as I think the pleasure cruise/gone out to trawl lyrics indicate, she hasn't ever really given up scouting for other suitors. He seems to recognize she's not happy and that's he's not entirely either, the difference I think is that he's hopeful they can spark a passion again (the euphemism for sex mentioned above) but she's not really having it.
So both of them are stuck in a situation where they're watching the relationship decay and neither are doing anything about it, both are bored, but seeking different outcomes.
Ima take a stab at these since nobody else is seeming to, Starting from There Are Listed Buildings which I think UYD4L nailed. Romance is Boring seems to be a thematic continuation, I think the first verse is a metaphor for the path the relationship takes, he's the one forced into the place of responsibility for where it goes now, if it fails, he's to blame. She seems unhappy with the relationship but is too scared to do anything about it, she doesn't have the courage to break up with him and doesn't have anywhere to escape to even though as I think the pleasure cruise/gone out to trawl lyrics indicate, she hasn't ever really given up scouting for other suitors. He seems to recognize she's not happy and that's he's not entirely either, the difference I think is that he's hopeful they can spark a passion again (the euphemism for sex mentioned above) but she's not really having it. So both of them are stuck in a situation where they're watching the relationship decay and neither are doing anything about it, both are bored, but seeking different outcomes.