Lately
British Sea Power Lyrics

Lately you seem like another language
You've been acting differently and I can't seem to understand or communicate with you anymore

Are you in trouble, are you in trouble again
Have you found yourself in a difficult situation again?

And you know how they say The past is a foreign country How can we go there How can we go where we once went
It's said that the past is difficult to revisit, so how can we expect to go back to the way things were before?

Have I been standing here for so long Natura's found a way of telling you that it was going wrong
I've been unaware of what's been happening and nature has found a way to show you that things are going wrong

So which way Do I go to get out of here Avoiding land mines, and all the other stuff round here Replacing Hercules with the heroic sounds of Formby Remove the tunics touch, stood aside from the putch Stood aside from history
I'm lost and don't know where to go to escape this dangerous situation while trying to replace the old ways with new ones and distancing ourselves from historical events

Through the Kategaat, maybe Outer Java Oh did you wonder if these days will stay true All through the years, all through the dead scenes All through the memories, across the memories, melodies, melodies
In our journey, we've been through tough waters and unfamiliar places, and we wonder if things will remain constant as we reflect on the past and our memories

Do you like my megalithic rock? Do you like my prehistoric Rock? Do you like my Teutonic Rock? Do you like my hygienic rock? Do you like my sterile rock? Do you like my Megalithic Rock? Yeah!
The singer is asking if the listener likes their preferred genre of rock music, which seems to be a fusion of various styles