“I’m watching my TV – or is it watching me?” – ‘The Death of You and Me’
‘The Death of You and Me’ was his first single as Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. The track is jazz-infused, grand, and reminiscent of an afternoon in the heat of summer. This particular lyric displays sheer doubt, extending to everything surrounding a person who is slowly becoming isolated in the idea of someone else. The initial silliness of this line masks a deeper, almost Orwellian tone, presenting the depth of a chaotic state of mind. The paranoia of “the people who would be the death of you and me” has clearly affected Noel, and this lyric epitomises this. Though initially easy to forget, this is the lyrical highlight of ‘The Death of You and Me.’