Set Adrift on Memory Bliss

The lyrics present a speaker caught in memories and thoughts of several women. The repeated refrain suggests that remembering someone makes him feel emotionally carried away, while the verses show him trying to sort old encounters from dreams, fantasies, and reality. His mood shifts between attraction, confusion, regret, and a resigned acceptance that these people remain only memories.

“Set adrift” suggests being carried without control, like a boat floating on the water; here, memories seem to take the speaker wherever they please. The camera moving across a cocktail glass creates a brief, film-like scene, but the speaker says he cannot remember what happened, adding to the dreamlike feeling. Calling a woman “one of those corners in my mind” means she is one memory among many, not someone he is actively pursuing. “Put her right back with the rest” similarly suggests filing the encounter away.

The lyrics mix vivid images and playful, sometimes puzzling wordplay, so not every line forms a clear story. The speaker may be nostalgic, but he also seems detached: he admits he is thinking about people who are no longer central to his life. The recurring refrain could express affection for one particular person, or capture the general way memories can pull him into an emotional, drifting state.