I've always been bad at making out song lyrics. I realised tonight that I'm also bad at making out what football supporters are chanting (62nd minute especially).
Yet, I can compensate for this in certain respects, by listening to music while I play computer games. For some reason, I pay far more attention to song lyrics when playing a simple, desktop-based computer game (not something like Baldur's Gate or Warcraft). And I've come to appreciate far more Paul Simon's lyrics on You're The One as a result.
Which doesn't always mean I particularly understand what they're supposed to mean. Nonetheless, I do particularly like lyrics like:
Two disappointed believers
Two people playing the game
Negotiations and love songs
Are often mistaken for one and the same
This is from Paul Simon's Train in a Distance, and the live version from the Central Park concert album is far better than the original.
