I love this song, though some of the lyrics throw me as well. As for the title, Supergrass often give thier songs pet names whilst they are recording them, so that could be the 'sofa' part, though also it kinda ties in with "everybody is here just sitting round staring at the ceiling" - he wasnts to see her but she's not there, and everyone is just sat there looking at the celing to aviod eye contact with him, like they know something he doesn't or he doesn't know them. Waiting at the harbour makes me think that's how the person was leaving and they've gone by the timemhe gets there, there's noone there to talk to except the water. Maybe, I don't know...just an idea!
I love this song, though some of the lyrics throw me as well. As for the title, Supergrass often give thier songs pet names whilst they are recording them, so that could be the 'sofa' part, though also it kinda ties in with "everybody is here just sitting round staring at the ceiling" - he wasnts to see her but she's not there, and everyone is just sat there looking at the celing to aviod eye contact with him, like they know something he doesn't or he doesn't know them. Waiting at the harbour makes me think that's how the person was leaving and they've gone by the timemhe gets there, there's noone there to talk to except the water. Maybe, I don't know...just an idea!