I saw Elbow at the O2 in London last night. They were terrific, and the lyrics of middle part of the song (In the house...) were shown up on the screen behind the band. The whole album of Build a Rocket Boys! is about Guy Garvey's childhood and memories. The lyrics in this part seem to me to be about a moody teenager who is arguing with his/her parents that their parents love them to pieces and reminding them of that first moment of their birth when the parents were so filled with love for their new child ("But picture them counting your fingers, waiting for the focus of your eyes"). This part of the song seems like a reminder of parental love to me.
I saw Elbow at the O2 in London last night. They were terrific, and the lyrics of middle part of the song (In the house...) were shown up on the screen behind the band. The whole album of Build a Rocket Boys! is about Guy Garvey's childhood and memories. The lyrics in this part seem to me to be about a moody teenager who is arguing with his/her parents that their parents love them to pieces and reminding them of that first moment of their birth when the parents were so filled with love for their new child ("But picture them counting your fingers, waiting for the focus of your eyes"). This part of the song seems like a reminder of parental love to me.