Interestingly, Stuart (answering a fan q and a on the belle and sebastian website) said that the lines "Ever will I love you/Now our chapter's over/Ever will I love you/You were good to me" were about his father. The song seems to make sense as a sort of autobiographical account of his personal and "professional" past when thought of in that context. Though I'm sure there are many layers at work here.
As for the lyrics, I think that the line "Where the drain life starts?" might actually be "Where the train line stalls." Not sure about that, though.
I also think that these lines:
Now I'm in memory?
Is a cherished story
Known about the present
And arrayed the past
Might actually be:
Now a pained memory
is a cherished story
moan about the present
venerate the past
This is such a beautiful song.
Interestingly, Stuart (answering a fan q and a on the belle and sebastian website) said that the lines "Ever will I love you/Now our chapter's over/Ever will I love you/You were good to me" were about his father. The song seems to make sense as a sort of autobiographical account of his personal and "professional" past when thought of in that context. Though I'm sure there are many layers at work here.
As for the lyrics, I think that the line "Where the drain life starts?" might actually be "Where the train line stalls." Not sure about that, though.
I also think that these lines:
Now I'm in memory? Is a cherished story Known about the present And arrayed the past
Might actually be:
Now a pained memory is a cherished story moan about the present venerate the past