The open book on the table actually has the lyrics to the first SIX single in it - turn it upside down to read some of the chorus: "Reading novels is banned by the Marquis de Sade. All relationships are emptying and temporary... Life is wearing me thin, I feel so drained, my Legacy.A sea of faces just like me..." The Marquis de Sade was the creator of S&M and as such his novels were banned. In the lyrics Paul comically swaps this around.