About this song
- This song is an emotional, 14-minute closer to this album. An anchorite is a person who withdraws from society and becomes a recluse for religious reasons. Given the title of the album being Monomania, which means an obsessive preoccupation with one single thing, and the recurring theme of failed love, it is possible that Will has become an “anchorite”, due to his obsession with this one person’s loss of affection for him. It was customary to hold a funeral service for an anchorite before he entered his cell. It was a happy accident that this track fell into place after 'Sleeping With Strangers'; in fact, the title of the song was one of the last things decided for the album. - Monomania Bandcamp . User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply. — lastfm
