As opposed to this song being about a person, it's actually about the city of Amsterdam too.
Paul Noonan, lead singer and lyricist for Bell X1 spent some time living in Amsterdam (where one of his friends was incidentally a carillonneur, hence the reference in this song) with a girlfriend of the time.
This song is about his regretful failure both to settle with his girlfriend, and in the city itself - despite being in love with both of them. It's about alienation, and never feeling quite good enough.
The final verse/chorus sees the city speak back to him;
"I may seem rude to you but I prefer to hear it straight
And not have to wade through the bullshit between the lines
I know I'm beautiful, and I shouldn't work, but I do
And I can do better than you."
As opposed to this song being about a person, it's actually about the city of Amsterdam too.
Paul Noonan, lead singer and lyricist for Bell X1 spent some time living in Amsterdam (where one of his friends was incidentally a carillonneur, hence the reference in this song) with a girlfriend of the time.
This song is about his regretful failure both to settle with his girlfriend, and in the city itself - despite being in love with both of them. It's about alienation, and never feeling quite good enough.
The final verse/chorus sees the city speak back to him;
"I may seem rude to you but I prefer to hear it straight And not have to wade through the bullshit between the lines I know I'm beautiful, and I shouldn't work, but I do And I can do better than you."