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Architecture in Helsinki – Like It Or Not Lyrics 15 years ago
At their show at the Enmore (earlier this year, maybe last year, i forget) they said that this song was about growing up in a country-ish town. I'm not sure how it fits in with the song though...

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Angus and Julia Stone – Private Lawns Lyrics 15 years ago
It's "big shot beau's" - 'beau' defined by Google = dandy: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance.

The song places a bad light on city life. The people are concerned only with vanity - "pretty ladies and big shot beau's." The city may be "pretty", but it doesn't have heart ("..But they aint got what we got"); the city is shallow and aesthetically pleasing and nothing more.

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Angus and Julia Stone – Bella Lyrics 15 years ago
On an interview with Triple J (while A Book Like This was feature album), Angus said that this song was about a friend of his and Julia's when they were children who died of cancer.

Judging from the lyrics, their friend was beautiful and very close to them. When she died they couldn't believe she was gone...

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