Ribcage Lyrics

Lyric discussion by delial 

Cover art for Ribcage lyrics by Elbow

what does this song mean to me? let's see!

"and when the sunshine

  • throwing me a lifeline - finds its way into my room all I need is you..."

the beginning reminds me of spending time with someone, having a really good time, and then not hearing from them for awhile... then one day, you're up really late, and you hear from the person, a phonecall or whatever, and you wind up staying up til the sun rises, talking to 'em... and suddenly everything is made good and happy just with that call, you forget the loneliness of when you went without hearing from the person, and all you want is that person with you in that moment.

when i first heard this song, the chorus scared me, haha. totally unexpected, yet perfect. =P