If You Find Yourself Caught in Love

This is my very favorite B&S song. I love the beginning and then the explosion into catchy positive lyrics. I love all the synical remarks subtly peppered in with the God talk.

I think it's funny how someone dare mention God in a song and everyone gets uncomfortable. Religion is a part of life, and so what if B&S mention God in some of their songs. It doesn't making them raving Bible thumpers, they're just putting all the parts of life together.

Quickbrownfox, B&S actually ARE quite religious (Stuart Murdoch in particular; he used to live above a church hall and be responsible for cleaning it. He's said in several interviews that he used to hide his religious feelings but then he decided to sing about them, because why not? He also sings in his church choir every Sunday). Having said this, I don't think anyone of them are the "preaching" kind of religion where they particularly care what others think. Clearly, Stuart understands the problems with religion (see If You're FEeling Sinister, The State I Am In, etc.) but I also think it brings him happiness.

As for the meaning of the song, I agree completely with you. I think it's a lovely anti-war message that isn't overdone and is put beautifully. I'm not in the least religious but I appreciate the love that some people feel for God and religion and how in this case it's simply about love and peace rather than senseless war or violence. I really love it. This song makes me sing along to God as if I believed it! (I do believe in peace and love, of course, so I guess that's what I'm singing about).

cute song- a little too much god ness going on in this song for my comfort

My boyfriend first owned the Cd and I got to know this band quite by accident. That was probably my luckiest day I think. And I especially love this song cos its lyrics make so much sense and the tunes are just unbelievably catchy.

agreed, belle&sebastian do have quite a bit of pro-religious thigns in their work but it's put in so beautifully that i don't even mind at all

i agree... im not christian and i dont believe in god at all, but i sing along to belle and sebastian anyway

Vezo, proves nothing to me other than that there is something beautiful in mankind after all, whether put there by a magic man from the heavens (unlikely, IMHO) or by chance. But by all means, use a music site to preach your views on religion...

I always found the tone of this song and the last verse somehow reminded me of when NATO was bombing the former Yugoslavia... I guess the "simple village girl" bit gave me that image.

Musically brilliant, as always.

I think the last verse where he talks about not blowing the inhabitans away is talking about his own perosnal fears about falling in love. He's afraid to "wage war" on the opposite sex, afraid of what pain may be caused and whatever negativity that may come after. I like the message in the beginning of the song alot more.

so stuart doesn't really sing "but somethign gotta give..."

it's like. "but you've got to start some where, start by kidding on your (something)"

i can't make out that one last word. somethign like "Care"

I thought it was "Start by giving all you can." That makes sense, at least.