The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I gave you my love
Though crystalized
I sent you a rose with nevermore
So many years
So many hours
And only thistles on my shore
For all that it's worth
The blood on my hands
Is the blood of divinities
And all that is lost
Sound or unsound
Only bonds between you and me
If I go will you follow
Me trough the cracks and hollows
And I would be your Cain
If you would be here now
The Mother-of-Pearl
Handcrafted by God
You're the tower they built to reach the sky
A White Falcon beauty
My mark on your skin
Follow me down the stairs when we die
Your soul is in heaven
Your body in hell
It doesn't matter much to me
In the night of the unborn
Sound or obscene
Only bonds between you and me
If I go will you follow
Me trough the cracks and hollows
And I would be your Cain
If you would be here now
Blessed be our Lady Nuit
Guide us to Ra-Hoor-Khuit
In your night we find shelter
Before the Helter Skelter
Though crystalized
I sent you a rose with nevermore
So many years
So many hours
And only thistles on my shore
For all that it's worth
The blood on my hands
Is the blood of divinities
And all that is lost
Sound or unsound
Only bonds between you and me
If I go will you follow
Me trough the cracks and hollows
And I would be your Cain
If you would be here now
The Mother-of-Pearl
Handcrafted by God
You're the tower they built to reach the sky
A White Falcon beauty
My mark on your skin
Follow me down the stairs when we die
Your soul is in heaven
Your body in hell
It doesn't matter much to me
In the night of the unborn
Sound or obscene
Only bonds between you and me
If I go will you follow
Me trough the cracks and hollows
And I would be your Cain
If you would be here now
Blessed be our Lady Nuit
Guide us to Ra-Hoor-Khuit
In your night we find shelter
Before the Helter Skelter
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Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
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I think your first comment is closer to being accurate. The singer/song writers state "Millions of eyes can see, yet why am i so blind!? When the someone else is me, its unkind its unkind". I believe hes referring to the girl toying with him and using him. He wants something deeper with her, thats why he allows himself to be as a puppet (even though for her fun and games) as long as it makes her happy. But he knows deep down that she doesnt really want to be serious with him and thats what makes him.
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As disorderly already mentioned it's a song from the soundtrack of Vampire the masquerade: Bloodlines.
As I see it, the song is about a vampire (not Cain) trying to convince a mortal (most likely a woman) to join him and become a vampire.
In the first verse he explains how he sent her his love and a "rose with nevermore" (possibly a reference to the band?), but after "so many years, so many hours" his efforts have been unsuccesful, as there are "only thistles on my shore".
In the second verse he renews his efforts, explaining how the blood on his hands is divine and "all that is lost" (by her becoming a vampire) will only make the bond (love) between them stronger.
In the chorus he asks if she will follow him and if only she "would be here now" then he would be her Cain, meaning her sire, as Cain is symbolic in this manner (being the biblical father of all vampires).
In the next verse he kind of sings her praise, comparing her to the tower of Babel (as Feytalist already spotted) and a White Falcon (which is a type of Guitar). Then "my mark on your skin" is obviously the bite wound she would bear after her siring and "follow me down the stairs" is a another emphasis that she will die (reference to descending into the underworld).
In the final verse he assures her that though "your soul is in heaven" (possibly she was a virtuous person in life) and "your body in hell" (just by being with him?) it doesn't matter much to him, since "sound or obscene" (no matter what), they will be together.
In the bridge at the end he calls upon "our Lady Nuit", goddess of the starry sky (night) and asks her to guide them to "Ra-Hoor-Khuit", whose philosophy ties in well with vampire life ("There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.") and he mentions they will find shelter in his night, before the Helter Skelter (probably the uproar of the vampiric life).
Note: everything above expresses only my personal opinion of the song's meaning - I am by no means an expert and I encourage anyone with a different interpretation to post theirs