Confused about this one too. First of all, popjustice have been indeed harping on that forever and what is the point, especially with regards to Cuckoo? It's not like they were trying to release Underneath or something. I do think the album is very personal, to the extend that some may feel overwhelmed by that, but Cuckoo is the last song I would use as an example for that. I think that this song transfers just fine to anyone who ever hears it. So does Trespassing btw, even though it is very personal to Adam too. Good songs work on many levels.
And complex? See my post above. Simplifying Adam does not work, imo. People connect to Adam at some starting point, whatever that entry point may be, and then they want to know more, detect more sides of him and either get it or they don't.
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I think I understand what they are saying. For example., compare Trespassing (track) to Daft Punk's "Get Lucky". GL is filled with repetition and simple lryics that mean nothing. It is just a fun summer song. Trespassing has almost no repetition, for pop it is a complex set of lyrics and it has a deeper meaning. And the lyrics are just the tip of the iceberg -- because the underlying music in Trespassing is also more complex. What I love about Adam's music, is what makes it difficult to break through in current mainstream pop music.
Here are the lyrics:
Get Lucky(Verse 1)
Like the legend of the phoenix
All ends with beginnings
What keeps the planet spinning
The force of the beginning
(Prechorus)
We've come too far to give up who we are
So let's raise the bar and our cups to the stars
(Chorus)
She's up all night 'til the sun
I'm up all? night to get some
She's up all night for good fun
I'm up all night to get lucky
We're up all night 'til the sun
We're up all? night to get some
We're up all night for good fun
We're up all night to get lucky
We're up all night to get lucky (x4)
(Verse 2)
The present has no living
Your gift keeps on giving
What is this I'm feeling?
If you wanna leave I'm ready (ahh)
(Prechorus)
We've come too far to give up who we are
So let's raise the bar and our cups to the stars
(Chorus)
She's up all night 'til the sun
I'm up all? night to get some
She's up all night for good fun
I'm up all night to get lucky
We're up all night 'til the sun
We're up all? night to get some
We're up all night for good fun
We're up all night to get lucky
We're up all night to get lucky (x4)
(Bridge)
We're up all night to get lucky (repeated throughout)
(Prechorus)
We've come too far to give up who we are
So let's raise the bar and our cups to the stars
(Chorus)
She's up all night 'til the sun
I'm up all? night to get some
She's up all night for good fun
I'm up all night to get lucky
We're up all night 'til the sun
We're up all? night to get some
We're up all night for good fun
We're up all night to get lucky
We're up all night to get lucky (x8)
TrespassingWell I was walking for some time,
When I came across this sign
Saying:
Who are you and where are you from?
We don't like when visitors come.
No Trespassing that's what it said,
At least that's what I could read.
No Trespassers?
Yeah, my ass!
Wait 'till ya get a load of me!
One day I was tripping and that's when I could see,
That the ether I had tapped into could be reality.
It was great,
That's when I climbed that optimistic vine
Once I hit that mountain peak,
I began to lose my mind.
I don't need no sympathy.
I won't cry and whine.
Life's my light and liberty and I'll shine,
When I want to shine.
Make their faces crack,
There's no turning back.
Let's go!
Well I was walking for some time,
When I came across this sign
Saying:
Who are you and where are you from?
We don't like when visitors come.
No Trespassing that's what it said,
At least that's what I could read.
No Trespassers?
Yeah, my ass!
Wait 'till ya get a load of me!
I ain't got BS in my bag
That's the one thing you can believe
My heart is gold
My body is glass
Come on baby can't you see?
I don't need no GPS to show me where to go
But I can turn into the North Pole
And show you what is cold
Ooh!
I don't need no sympathy.
I won't cry and whine.
Life's my light and liberty and I'll shine,
When I want to shine.
Make their faces crack
There's no turning back.
Let's go!
Well I was walking for some time,
When I came across this sign
Saying:
Who are you and where are you from?
We don't like when visitors come.
No Trespassing that's what it said,
At least that's what I could read.
No Trespassers?
Yeah, my ass!
Wait 'till ya get a load of me!
Wait 'till ya get a load of me!
I said, wait 'till ya get a load of me!
I ain't staying at home!
I got places to roll!
I ain't staying at home, no no!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!
I don't need no sympathy.
I won't cry and whine.
Life's my light and liberty and I'll shine,
When I want to shine.
Hey hey Hey hey
Hey hey Hey hey
Let's go!
Well I was walking for some time,
When I came across this sign
Saying:
Who are you and where are you from?
We don't like when visitors come.
No Trespassing that's what it said,
At least that's what I could read.
No Trespassers?
Yeah, my ass!
Wait 'till ya get a load of me!
Aww! Adam 
