Nick Cave has discussed why he doesn’t write political songs in a new edition of his Red Hand Files newsletter.Replying to a fan on the website, which he regularly updates with musings and answers to fan questions, Cave was asked: “I love your music and its ability to relate common suffering, as you have discussed in the past.“Do you ever look back at your anthology and wish you had been more overtly politically outspoken – referring to activism rather than politics per se – in your art?”Cave replied with a lengthy reasoning for his aversion to bringing politics into his lyrics, writing: “Perhaps the thing you enjoy about my songs is that they are conflicted, and often deal in uncertainties and ambiguities.