The band explained the meaning behind the track, and its name, in an interview with Atwood Magazine:
Interview: Ireland's Saint Sister on Their Radiant, Reflective Sophomore Album 'Where I Should End' - Atwood Magazine
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Atwood Magazine
Saint Sister's Morgana MacIntyre and Gemma Doherty dive int...
[Verse 1]
We lost A yesterday
It was quick and quiet
We were watching Christmas movies
Somewhere outside Paris
And I didn't even hear it
A bookend of sorts
Standing over breakfast
In a holiday resort
[Verse 2]
Tried my best to lift you
We were stuck between two floors
Pacing in the stairwell
Haven't you been here before
And I didn't even notice
With all this time to kill
Let's go get your things
We'll lay them out along the windowsill
[Verse 3]
In between
Washing machines
You lay down on the bed sheets
And I pretended not to see
The way you gripped the edges
And I never thought to ask
How you managed the rest
We were doing laundry
The night I knew you best
[Instrumental]
[Verse 4]
We lost A yesterday
It was quick and quiet
We were playing Irish Hour
Somewhere outside Paris
Irish Hour was written by Morgan MacIntyre & Gemma Doherty.
Irish Hour was produced by Gemma Doherty & Morgan MacIntyre.
Saint Sister released Irish Hour on Fri Jun 25 2021.