This is a look back on a relationship he had and fixing on a particular perfect memory - walking down the aisle of the last bus home after a quiet walk through the streets. Both the aisle of the bus and the importance of that moment to him draw comparisons to a wedding - perhaps a wedding he wished he'd had while he had the chance.
The final verse is him revisiting the place where the memories occurred ('the last bus home') and reminiscing. He hopes one day she will get on the same bus and they will be able to start again - 'And if you’re running late / This is where I’ll go / Know I’ll always wait'.
An absolutely beautiful song, and Elbow's best in my opinion, but it's the delivery of the lyrics that makes it. It sounds so much more impressive than the lyrics look on paper.
This is a look back on a relationship he had and fixing on a particular perfect memory - walking down the aisle of the last bus home after a quiet walk through the streets. Both the aisle of the bus and the importance of that moment to him draw comparisons to a wedding - perhaps a wedding he wished he'd had while he had the chance.
The final verse is him revisiting the place where the memories occurred ('the last bus home') and reminiscing. He hopes one day she will get on the same bus and they will be able to start again - 'And if you’re running late / This is where I’ll go / Know I’ll always wait'.
An absolutely beautiful song, and Elbow's best in my opinion, but it's the delivery of the lyrics that makes it. It sounds so much more impressive than the lyrics look on paper.