Standing on The Corner of The Third World Lyrics

Roland on the song: Let me explain this. It's another example of what I was saying earlier -the thing about womb-like containment, the oceanic realm of the imagination and picking up things in a subconscious manner. There's a line that goes -"Man, I never slept so hard, I never dreamt so well/Dreaming I was safe in life/Like mussels in a shell." The vibe is one of containment and safety and peace and solitude. "Rolling and controlling all the basements and the backroads of our lives", is a reference to how you get rid of all the shit and the dirt of life -it's swept under the carpet, or, at the very least, out of sight. I think music is still cathartic for me. Certainly it's got me from A to B. It's been a friend. But what I've done in this case is use the Third World as a symbol for everybody's dumping ground. It's a place that's barren, without life and full of abuse and exploitation. The line, "Standing on The Corner of The Third World" brings to me this feeling of containment, yet, just in the background you're slightly reminded that there's this massive grey and barren area that needs attention. The fretless bass in this song is played by Pino Palladino.