How it seems to me:
It is clear the singer is in exile... either in seclusion from others or just simply in exile within himself (mentally I guess).
The part that I am trying to pick at to further understand the song is when he mentions "labor" and being saved by it. I started to consider possible analogies between birth itself and these lyrics, but I couldn't get very far with that. Hopefully more people post on this song soon.
FYI: spires and gables are structures or formations, such as a steeple, that tapers to a point at the top.
(I would think he is somehow referencing Churches there.)
How it seems to me: It is clear the singer is in exile... either in seclusion from others or just simply in exile within himself (mentally I guess).
The part that I am trying to pick at to further understand the song is when he mentions "labor" and being saved by it. I started to consider possible analogies between birth itself and these lyrics, but I couldn't get very far with that. Hopefully more people post on this song soon.
FYI: spires and gables are structures or formations, such as a steeple, that tapers to a point at the top.
(I would think he is somehow referencing Churches there.)