Lyric discussion by GTony 

Cover art for Mayfly lyrics by Belle & Sebastian

There's something about Jesus going on here. Cana is mentioned in verse 2, and the Bible in verse 3. According to that Bible, Cana was the site of Jesus' first miracle, when he turned water into wine for that wedding. Definitely the start of something big.

What has this got to do with the song? Who knows? Maybe one of Christ's apostles has a crush on Mary Magdalene, and this song is written from his perspective? That'd be pretty cool.

The "mayfly" would, of course, be a reference to mortality.