I'm not sure it's about a child visiting his grandfather, so much as Guy Garvey revisiting his childhood memories.
"And my sister buzzes through the room
Leaving perfume in the air
And that's what triggered this"
smell is regarded as the sense most associated with triggering memories. Later in life he smells the same pefrume smell, which sets him off thinking of times past.
So he sits looking through "scattered black and whites" (photos) and remembering the security & simplicity of his childhood & family life.
His memories are the place where he shelters from time to time.
I love this song, it's absolutely beautiful.
I'm not sure it's about a child visiting his grandfather, so much as Guy Garvey revisiting his childhood memories.
"And my sister buzzes through the room Leaving perfume in the air And that's what triggered this"
So he sits looking through "scattered black and whites" (photos) and remembering the security & simplicity of his childhood & family life.
His memories are the place where he shelters from time to time.