I love those, lost boys... rings a bell not unlike that of the famous film that has a single boy that has yet to grow up and who leads a band of children quite like him - eternal and youthful. Whilst not recognised as a mental disorder by DSM-5, the Peter Pan syndrome is oft referenced in pop psychology as "immaturity of a man/woman". As Kinza Shenn put it:
"The Byronic hero is the focus of the album’s opener and first single, ‘Lost Boys’, in a kind of nebulous homage to the experiences of Wilson. Intentionally or not, it also features a very similar refrain on synth to another song dealing with the male angst: Bronski Beat’s ‘Smalltown Boy’. It’s a catchy song, sexy in its aloofness and synth-led nightclubbing aesthetic."
The Quietus
There is a strange subtlety to this song, as it pans out as your not-so-average love song. As the lyrics go:
Switch blades
In tribal ways
There's good and evil
In their eyes
Genius
As to the inspiration for this particular song and the overall musical aesthetic of the album, Still Corners' Greg Hughes explains:
"This album is an expression of our fears and our desires in an effort to get a handle on our past experiences and the world around us. The more you know your own darkness, the more you can control those triggers to prevent all out wild fires in your own life. There's an old Native American tale where an elder tells a boy about the two wolves that live in his heart. One is love and one is fear. They are in a battle. The boy asks, well "which one wins?" The elder replies, "the one you feed most". A big part of winning that battle against fear is knowing what triggers it.
Clash
