Martin Stephenson's lyrics are not complex. His message isn't complex either. Its straight foward. Its earnest. It isn't weak or obvious. It isn't like the Modern Lovers, all crazy swooning but then sometimes it is. I bought it the year it came out. This and Peter Case's first solo album. I miss that sound. It seems like it got lost in the cynical irony that was the 90's. Its a shame. This is a beautiful bit of music.