A Loverless Bed (Without Remission) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by redcedarfever 

Cover art for A Loverless Bed (Without Remission) lyrics by Sufjan Stevens

this song is just so stunningly beautiful and quite sad. must be about loss or change in a relationship, although the lyrics are muddled and clearly the person who posted them thought the same.

I agree. I believe this song is from the perspective of a woman who can't let go of a past relationship.

"Saturn eye" might refer to the Roman god Saturn, who served as a god of justice, so in this respect, it could be possible that this woman keeps overlooking the faults/realities of her failed (or failing) relationship with this man (or woman) who keeps using her.

"When the hairline breaks" makes me think of a hairline fracture--she keeps building herself back up, but finds herself capitulating to him, letting him back into her life, as well...