Now this is a very optimistic song... I haven't heard such an optimism in Martin's songs for a while... I also think this is the only reason why it is a "B-side" and was not included in the "Playing The Angel" album. It's not that it's not a good enough song for an album, it just didn't fit its theme ("pain and suffering").
General interpretation: This song, in general, is about someone who's experiencing a major change in his life - a change for good... Just like a newborn child, he's openning his eyes, learning to walk, etc... He actually discovers a "new world" he was not even aware of before. It could, of course, be related to a new lover or partner, found after years of being with the wrong one.
Less general, this could be related to the songwriter himself - Martin L. Gore - which was divorced not long ago... Maybe he found a new lover that makes him feel that good? Not sure... Or maybe leaving a painful marriage, and being "free" for the first time, is that major change that "opened up his eyes"? Well, sound more like Martin... ;-)
Now from personal point of view... I like this song very much, as I've experienced myself some kind of major change in my life, about a year ago... At the age of 29, I started doing things I didn't ever do in my life before... There was an event (a near-death accident) that changed my general point of view in life. The first time I read the lyrics for this song, I almost cryed... It was like I wrote this song by myself, word by word.
I was newborn at the age of 29, and I really feel like I was "asleep" or actually "never lived at all" all these years.
What do YOU think?
P.S. - If you haven't heard the song yet, do yourself a favor, and listen to the original version of it (the B-side of "A Pain That I'm Used To"). The remixes simply kill this song.
Now this is a very optimistic song... I haven't heard such an optimism in Martin's songs for a while... I also think this is the only reason why it is a "B-side" and was not included in the "Playing The Angel" album. It's not that it's not a good enough song for an album, it just didn't fit its theme ("pain and suffering").
General interpretation: This song, in general, is about someone who's experiencing a major change in his life - a change for good... Just like a newborn child, he's openning his eyes, learning to walk, etc... He actually discovers a "new world" he was not even aware of before. It could, of course, be related to a new lover or partner, found after years of being with the wrong one.
Less general, this could be related to the songwriter himself - Martin L. Gore - which was divorced not long ago... Maybe he found a new lover that makes him feel that good? Not sure... Or maybe leaving a painful marriage, and being "free" for the first time, is that major change that "opened up his eyes"? Well, sound more like Martin... ;-)
Now from personal point of view... I like this song very much, as I've experienced myself some kind of major change in my life, about a year ago... At the age of 29, I started doing things I didn't ever do in my life before... There was an event (a near-death accident) that changed my general point of view in life. The first time I read the lyrics for this song, I almost cryed... It was like I wrote this song by myself, word by word. I was newborn at the age of 29, and I really feel like I was "asleep" or actually "never lived at all" all these years.
What do YOU think?
P.S. - If you haven't heard the song yet, do yourself a favor, and listen to the original version of it (the B-side of "A Pain That I'm Used To"). The remixes simply kill this song.