I believe more of what he's saying is something that I myself, as an about to be 45 year old man is thinking about. The Elbow guys are all rounding that 40 corner. Lunette is about that.
He's asking is there anything useful about ciggies? If I didn't light one wouldn't the bus appear exactly at that moment? (Old smoker joke... and eerily accurate!) Were they an integral part of all of those song writing sessions? And if he didn't smoke them he'd just be leaving them to someone else to buy right (making playful excuses)
This line is intriguing
"Perverse as it may sound I sometimes believe
The tip to my lips just reminds me to breathe."
It's not about him breathing in the smoke, it's about him simply being calm and grounded and existing! Living in the moment.
I believe that later part about life and (I think) liver is getting at the fact that our bodies aren't going to hold out for ever so we have to make a choice whether to continue to batter our bodies with the drinking and smoking which is unhealthy or do we commit to trying to live a few extra years by cutting out the crap? But still as a symbol of his fun and freewheeling life he wants to be buried with a good whiskey and some smokes.All as a wink and a nod to those he leaves behind.
"But there isn't words yet for the comfort I get
From the gentle lunette at the top of the nape of the neck
That I wake to."
He's deeply in love with the person in the bed beside him.
"And where are the words for the leap in my chest
When mischief appears either side of the scar on your nose
Made by a rose thorn?
So you claim, by a rose thorn."
She's made a mystery for him to unravel and it may take a few extra years before he finds out the true story of the scars he finds so endearing. He's thinking, she's totally worth being around a few extra years for and giving up these other things that he only holds dear in certain memories.
I believe more of what he's saying is something that I myself, as an about to be 45 year old man is thinking about. The Elbow guys are all rounding that 40 corner. Lunette is about that.
He's asking is there anything useful about ciggies? If I didn't light one wouldn't the bus appear exactly at that moment? (Old smoker joke... and eerily accurate!) Were they an integral part of all of those song writing sessions? And if he didn't smoke them he'd just be leaving them to someone else to buy right (making playful excuses)
This line is intriguing
"Perverse as it may sound I sometimes believe The tip to my lips just reminds me to breathe."
It's not about him breathing in the smoke, it's about him simply being calm and grounded and existing! Living in the moment.
I believe that later part about life and (I think) liver is getting at the fact that our bodies aren't going to hold out for ever so we have to make a choice whether to continue to batter our bodies with the drinking and smoking which is unhealthy or do we commit to trying to live a few extra years by cutting out the crap? But still as a symbol of his fun and freewheeling life he wants to be buried with a good whiskey and some smokes.All as a wink and a nod to those he leaves behind.
"But there isn't words yet for the comfort I get From the gentle lunette at the top of the nape of the neck That I wake to."
He's deeply in love with the person in the bed beside him.
"And where are the words for the leap in my chest When mischief appears either side of the scar on your nose Made by a rose thorn? So you claim, by a rose thorn."
She's made a mystery for him to unravel and it may take a few extra years before he finds out the true story of the scars he finds so endearing. He's thinking, she's totally worth being around a few extra years for and giving up these other things that he only holds dear in certain memories.