This relationship between Smith and his fans is not the only facet of his lyrical romanticism. There is also the fact that the central theme in many of his songs has a romantic element to it.

Smith writes about a number of romantic topics, taking the role of the wounded lover, the voyeur, the repentant, the depressive, the wistful, and the unexpectedly accepted, amongst others. Although it’s often easy to see references to more bleak topics, such as Smith’s depression and his drug addictions, most of the subjects and characters found in Smith’s writing are either lovers or those buried by the misery of being single. Thus while a depressive skin may surround many of his songs, this emotional fission can often be attributed to romantic issues.įollowing from this focus on romantic subjects, there is also Smith’s romanticising of topics that aren’t strictly of a romantic nature. When he writes of his, or others’, drug addictions it is often from the perspective of a relationship. In Alphabet Town – describing a place renowned for being inhabited by drug users – he writes of taking care of another as a lover would do, holding a partners arm as they wander through temptation. Smith writes from a perspective that implies that he allows this because he understands that the individual is entwined to their addiction.

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