The Chalet Lines

I think this song is actually a girls perspective, although Stuart sings it. I believe that its about a girl who was drunk or something, and a guy forced her, or as literally said, raped her. Now it seems that she's got pregnant ("I missed my time") and she's freaking out to her friends who don't understand. This is sad.

bjort is kinda right Chalet lines refers literally to a line of Chalets. In the UK there is a chain of holiday camps called Butlins. they cater for thousands of people at a time living in these rented chalets. The main activities are amusement rides during the day "the shows" and lots of drinking at night.Stuart Murdoch comes from Ayrshire in Scotland where there happens to be a particularly large Butlins Camp.

I love the fact that Stuart sings this, rather than Isobel even though it's obviously is about a girl. It makes Stuart seem like such a sensitive and sweet guy, and his voice is so tender. It's a really sad song, especially since it's so true. "Oh, what's the fucking point at all?" really is the question that keeps rape victims from reporting it, you can almost be sure that justice won't get the rapist since there's never enough proof nor resources. The mixture of apathy, sadness, pain and hatred is so perfect in this song, almost as if he'd gone through it himself. Love it. One of their best songs.

Extremely sad song, made more effective by Stuart Murdoch's tender and emotive vocals.

Absolutely chilling.

This song makes me cry.

I found research that the Chalet Lines are vacation areas, and possibly a girl , or maybe working area, was raped became pregnant.

Makes me not want to go on vacation there. English geography is so complicated when you're someone in the states.

Makes me not want to go on vacation there. English geography is so complicated when you're someone in the states.

"full of woe and further to go"....does anyone have thoughts on this? it seems to quote the children's rhyme about birth days, I believe that "Wednesday's child is full of woe" and "Thursday's child has far/further to go".....thoughts? anyways I like it.

Schatzi, that's a great point you're making. I haven't even thought about it and since I'm swedish I had no idea there even was such a children's rhyme but if it is like you said then couldn't it just be an expression for that she'll find a place where she can just pass her time, let the days turn into weeks and so on? Not in a good way obviously, just like... ah, I don't know how to explain, but maybe she hopes that if she just leaves the place where it happened then maybe she'll get over it by herself if she just gives it time rather than asking for help. The sadness in Stuart's voice when he sings this line makes it clear that it won't happen, she cannot leave the pain and memories behind and she will keep falling apart no matter where she tries to hide from them. The "She caught the bus"-part is the only part of the song where Stuart turns into an observer rather than the girl herself, as if he's watching her slowly shaking his head knowing what she's thinking and that none of it will make it easier. Take care y'all.