Perhaps the meaning of the lyrics is explained by the fact that Souvenir was OMD's first release not to be written or co-written by Andy McCluskey, and the first single to feature lead vocals by Humphreys, who wrote the lyrics. Moreover, McCluskey was initially against the release of the song as a single, allegedly because it wasn't "his song" and also because of differences between himself and Mike Howlett over the production. It would help explain the video as well.
Perhaps the meaning of the lyrics is explained by the fact that Souvenir was OMD's first release not to be written or co-written by Andy McCluskey, and the first single to feature lead vocals by Humphreys, who wrote the lyrics. Moreover, McCluskey was initially against the release of the song as a single, allegedly because it wasn't "his song" and also because of differences between himself and Mike Howlett over the production. It would help explain the video as well.