I think this song is about taking a scandalous affair public and not giving a damn about the reaction ("we blew the doors, didn't we? pissed in their champagne"), whether it's an actual affair, an interracial relationship, or something as simple as two freinds who have been carrying on in secret letting their friends know. They're proud of it and claiming it (hence the "Gave ourselves a name and peeled away the shame" line). I also thing there's a bit of mischief in the pair, like these people found their matches in each other and they are all they need.
That said, the line "We called that love" really kind of challenged my interpertation and suggests an entirely different meaning, like no one was ever supposed to find out about the lovers. Maybe? I'm still kind of working out the end, but I'll stick to my posi interperation for now.
Please forgive a fairly emotionally raw tone here, but this song hit me like a freight train recently. Several Elbow songs were playing in the background the other day and suddenly the rising chorus singing "And Let the Sun Inside" called my attention to this particular song and it just took over my consciousness for a couple of days now. I was going to come here and describe what it has meant to me over the past days since I first heard it and to find BlackEyedAngels' description here already, so close to my own thoughts, was an unexpected...
Please forgive a fairly emotionally raw tone here, but this song hit me like a freight train recently. Several Elbow songs were playing in the background the other day and suddenly the rising chorus singing "And Let the Sun Inside" called my attention to this particular song and it just took over my consciousness for a couple of days now. I was going to come here and describe what it has meant to me over the past days since I first heard it and to find BlackEyedAngels' description here already, so close to my own thoughts, was an unexpected surprise.
I have been going through long troubles with my wife over the past months and through the many ups and downs we ended up separated, but still spending time, being close friends, going to counseling, and having some hope for more healing between each other. At the same time we had agreed that we could see other people and she had found some very rewarding relationships over the months, which I supported her in.
Then recently I discovered something special with someone new as well. Although neither my wife and I entirely wanted to give up hope on each other we had both been exhausted by our attempts to repair things and our hope had been bruised and stripped away by the hurts we had exchanged in the past and continued to exchange, despite our intentions to be kind to each other. Just yesterday we sadly came to a point where we both felt that we needed to let it dissolve and move on as gracefully as we could. It was sad and is still raw.
At the same time, every word of this song is speaking to how I (and also my wife) can move forward now. Pull my ribs apart and let the sun inside. How each of our new loves they can each give themselves a name and peel away the shame.
And then the new sun shines, sending me a lifeline. She comes to, both visit my city and visit my heart. She finds her way into my room and reminds me what happiness was like, so long ago. The red stain blossoms... I have just now thought of it like the blood that seeps from the wounds of my dying marriage.
This song is on repeat today... along with The Bones of You, Good Til Now by Gillian Welch and She's Already Made Up her Mind by Lyle Lovett.
It think this song may be the band commenting on their first album. Since Asleep In The Back was such a success, that could be them blowing the doors open for their career, and pissing in the champagne could symbolise taking everyone by surprise.
It think this song may be the band commenting on their first album. Since Asleep In The Back was such a success, that could be them blowing the doors open for their career, and pissing in the champagne could symbolise taking everyone by surprise.
That's just my opinion, but now I think about it, I can remember Guy Garvey saying in an interview that Cast Of Thousands was meant to open with questions, because it was meant to be the band questioning why Asleep In The Back got such a good reaction. E.g 'We blew the doors, didn't we?' might...
That's just my opinion, but now I think about it, I can remember Guy Garvey saying in an interview that Cast Of Thousands was meant to open with questions, because it was meant to be the band questioning why Asleep In The Back got such a good reaction. E.g 'We blew the doors, didn't we?' might be them asking as if they weren't aware anything really happened, and they were unfamiliar with what made Asleep In The Back work so well.
I think this song is about taking a scandalous affair public and not giving a damn about the reaction ("we blew the doors, didn't we? pissed in their champagne"), whether it's an actual affair, an interracial relationship, or something as simple as two freinds who have been carrying on in secret letting their friends know. They're proud of it and claiming it (hence the "Gave ourselves a name and peeled away the shame" line). I also thing there's a bit of mischief in the pair, like these people found their matches in each other and they are all they need.
That said, the line "We called that love" really kind of challenged my interpertation and suggests an entirely different meaning, like no one was ever supposed to find out about the lovers. Maybe? I'm still kind of working out the end, but I'll stick to my posi interperation for now.
Please forgive a fairly emotionally raw tone here, but this song hit me like a freight train recently. Several Elbow songs were playing in the background the other day and suddenly the rising chorus singing "And Let the Sun Inside" called my attention to this particular song and it just took over my consciousness for a couple of days now. I was going to come here and describe what it has meant to me over the past days since I first heard it and to find BlackEyedAngels' description here already, so close to my own thoughts, was an unexpected...
Please forgive a fairly emotionally raw tone here, but this song hit me like a freight train recently. Several Elbow songs were playing in the background the other day and suddenly the rising chorus singing "And Let the Sun Inside" called my attention to this particular song and it just took over my consciousness for a couple of days now. I was going to come here and describe what it has meant to me over the past days since I first heard it and to find BlackEyedAngels' description here already, so close to my own thoughts, was an unexpected surprise.
I have been going through long troubles with my wife over the past months and through the many ups and downs we ended up separated, but still spending time, being close friends, going to counseling, and having some hope for more healing between each other. At the same time we had agreed that we could see other people and she had found some very rewarding relationships over the months, which I supported her in.
Then recently I discovered something special with someone new as well. Although neither my wife and I entirely wanted to give up hope on each other we had both been exhausted by our attempts to repair things and our hope had been bruised and stripped away by the hurts we had exchanged in the past and continued to exchange, despite our intentions to be kind to each other. Just yesterday we sadly came to a point where we both felt that we needed to let it dissolve and move on as gracefully as we could. It was sad and is still raw.
At the same time, every word of this song is speaking to how I (and also my wife) can move forward now. Pull my ribs apart and let the sun inside. How each of our new loves they can each give themselves a name and peel away the shame.
And then the new sun shines, sending me a lifeline. She comes to, both visit my city and visit my heart. She finds her way into my room and reminds me what happiness was like, so long ago. The red stain blossoms... I have just now thought of it like the blood that seeps from the wounds of my dying marriage.
This song is on repeat today... along with The Bones of You, Good Til Now by Gillian Welch and She's Already Made Up her Mind by Lyle Lovett.
It think this song may be the band commenting on their first album. Since Asleep In The Back was such a success, that could be them blowing the doors open for their career, and pissing in the champagne could symbolise taking everyone by surprise.
It think this song may be the band commenting on their first album. Since Asleep In The Back was such a success, that could be them blowing the doors open for their career, and pissing in the champagne could symbolise taking everyone by surprise.
That's just my opinion, but now I think about it, I can remember Guy Garvey saying in an interview that Cast Of Thousands was meant to open with questions, because it was meant to be the band questioning why Asleep In The Back got such a good reaction. E.g 'We blew the doors, didn't we?' might...
That's just my opinion, but now I think about it, I can remember Guy Garvey saying in an interview that Cast Of Thousands was meant to open with questions, because it was meant to be the band questioning why Asleep In The Back got such a good reaction. E.g 'We blew the doors, didn't we?' might be them asking as if they weren't aware anything really happened, and they were unfamiliar with what made Asleep In The Back work so well.