This Lullaby

Well Joshy, I think the 3rd verse goes something like this... "my hope is on the horizon" ...his hope is fading like the sun going down on the horizon "Every face your eyes I can see"... he sees her in everyone he looks at. "I plead and prey, through each night and day" but alas, " Our embrace is only a dream".

He is really pining for this woman but all he has left is "This lullaby "

I think it is quite sad actually

Everyone's missing the last line in this song: "When you left I'd only begun this lullaby"

In other words, she's been gone from his life (on account of a voyage, death, break-up, it's a bit ambiguous in that regard) for mere minutes, and already he's looking at faces, searching for her again. The build up of the song is supposed to make you think she's been gone for quite some time, but the line at the end twists it, revealing the listener's assumptions aren't correct.

The lines about the ocean and horizon make me think this song is possibly from the POV of a sailor, leaving his woman behind at home - which could be analogous to the life of a touring musician.

omg this song has been out for ages, and no one has noticed. this lullaby song is the best on the cd, wonderful song, and has been on here for ages. i think it is about someones love has left them. and (im guessing its in a guys point of view) his singing it like she is lost, and that he can't find her. that his a wreck since shes been gone, she made him one by leaving. the third verse stumps me. 'My hope is on the horizon Every face your eyes I can see I plead and prey, though each night and day Our embrace is only a dream.' i think it might be that only in his dreams are they together.

i don't know, im just starting everyone off to write about this wonderfull song!

thanks i see it now

This sounds like something of Lenard Cohen's

Personally reminded me of Tom Waits.

But it's pure Mark Lanegan,...

With Josh Homme Playing the guitar..

This is a great song, it really sets a tone for the rest of the album. And if my thinking is right here, I would say that the whole album is in the view point of some guy and about what some girl has done to him. How does that sound?

What a simple, yet beautiful song. As for the rest of the album, it's pretty disturbing.

Or at least I thought so

my theory: They "made love" she went away, promising to come back, or somthing equally as stupid. Or she may have died "Are you there up in the sky? Until the return of my love, This lullaby." And he waits for her, and can't stop thinking about her etc "And sure as days come from moments Each hour becomes a life's time" he wastes his life away thinking/waiting for her. And then dies.

Yeah... Thats pretty much my theory.