I've got nothing left to lose

I've read a few reviews of Maxïmo Park's newest single "Going Missing," and I haven't been satisfied with any of them. It happens to be one of my favorite songs on the album, and so while no one asked me to, I thought I'd take a shot at writing my own review...

From the first few chords of Going Missing’s wistful guitar intro, Maxïmo Park set the stage for one of the most melancholy and heartfelt—yet danceable—tracks on their album. It leads perfectly into the heartbreaking refrain, “I sleep with my hands across my chest and I dream of you with someone else,” a sentiment we can all relate to. As the pre-chorus swells into a piercing lilt, we’re struck with a twist in the lyrics, when “this can’t go on so I should just regret it” is followed by “and even though I led you on, forget it…” By all accounts, this song seems to be about someone who was wronged, but no. The song becomes a lesson about how sometimes it’s just as hard to be the one to do wrong, the regret that accompanies it, but how sometimes you just reach a breaking point. And how you just need to get away from all the things you’ve left behind. The song breaks down into a synth riff, and as if to echo this drop in energy, the song asks, “do you ever want to wear your body out…has midnight come too soon again?” The chorus starts up again, energetic and defiant even—“I’ve got nothing in defense”—and for a few seconds, we are filled with hope that everything is going to be ok, as the guitars play on. But once again, a twist, as the guitar intro and synth riff sweep over us again, we cannot fool ourselves into escaping regret, “I sleep with my hands across my chest and I dream of you with someone else…”

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I've also just listened to Kate Bush's original version of Hounds of Love. And I have to say, it is truly remarkable what The Futureheads turned that song into. Perhaps this is sacreligious, but in my opinion, they turned an ok song into a fucking amazing one. How do you like them apples?