The Take Off and Landing of Everything Lyrics

Lyric discussion by friarchuck55 

Cover art for The Take Off and Landing of Everything lyrics by Elbow

First post. I'm not an elbow fan. I can't tell you another one of their songs. I came across this song the same way I do most songs that dig themselves into my consciousness, I listen to thousands of songs I don't like, hours of music, before finding that gem. The lyrics to this song are smart and poetic, and have a subtlety lost in most new music. It may be about the arc of a relationship that starts out wonderful asongwritergically, like most do. Looking back,the songwriter misses their ex.

It's supposed to be, 'and ends tragically'. I had to look up tarantella to know it's an Italian folk dance.