Since the album title is "Belle and Sebastian Write About Love", I think this song is Stuart's love song to Isobel. They supposedly had a really bad breakup and eventually Isobel left the band in the middle of a tour, so everything ended on a sour note. And every time Stuart has written a breakup song in the past, like "I'm Waking Up to Us", fans always assume it's about his breakup with Isobel. But now it's around 10 years later and Stuart is writing that he's thankful for the love they once had. So with Read the Blessed Pages, he's written a tender love song instead of an angry breakup song. At least that's my take on it. This song is so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes whenever I listen to it.
Since the album title is "Belle and Sebastian Write About Love", I think this song is Stuart's love song to Isobel. They supposedly had a really bad breakup and eventually Isobel left the band in the middle of a tour, so everything ended on a sour note. And every time Stuart has written a breakup song in the past, like "I'm Waking Up to Us", fans always assume it's about his breakup with Isobel. But now it's around 10 years later and Stuart is writing that he's thankful for the love they once had. So with Read the Blessed Pages, he's written a tender love song instead of an angry breakup song. At least that's my take on it. This song is so beautiful it brings tears to my eyes whenever I listen to it.