Andrew Scott said this song was about the death of his father. It comes through in lines like "the pearly gate now closes with you inside," and "I'm usually in mourning in the afternoon and night" (an almost Chris Murphy-level pun).
This, from the horse's mouth: ""The inspiration was my dad, who died. But that's just an excuse to write a little story. It's fiction inspired by true life. The story is the Current Affair or Hard Copy episode on the album." -Scott
Andrew Scott said this song was about the death of his father. It comes through in lines like "the pearly gate now closes with you inside," and "I'm usually in mourning in the afternoon and night" (an almost Chris Murphy-level pun).
This, from the horse's mouth: ""The inspiration was my dad, who died. But that's just an excuse to write a little story. It's fiction inspired by true life. The story is the Current Affair or Hard Copy episode on the album." -Scott
Source here: http://sloannet.yupislyr.com/msg01/msg01323.html