Discover the story of the song > Mile End – Pulp

The protagonist didn't have a place to live until someone showed him an apartment in Mile End. It was in bad shape with a board across the door, flies in the living room, and no sink in the bathroom. He lives very high up, but the place is still unpleasant and the people around are unfriendly. They even set cars on fire and do bad things, showing the worst in human behavior.