It's a very simple easy going song, but there's so much meaning behind it.
It's a lot to do with her fear of commitment, but how she wants to commit because that person has such a big impact on her life.
"Their wandering, you know
Made me pine
For the lamplight
Where you lie"
This and the verse before it are great in creating that feeling of isolation, as she looks on and sees the light, that represents people and commitment, she's just looking, but she is also yearning for the person when she says "where you lie"
"If I took you darling
To the caverns of me heart
Would you light the lamp, dear?
Would you light the lamp, dear?
I see fish without eyes
Bats with their heads
Hanging down towards the ground
Would you still come around?
Come around"
These two verses convey her fear of commitment and her hesitation to commit because she questions if the person will be there for her.
"I believe in you
In your honesty and your eyes
Even when I'm sloshing
In the muck of my demise
A large part of me
Is always and forever tied
To the lamplight
Of your eyes, of your eyes "
The last two is just her basically saying that she is scared of commitment, but when she looks at that person, she wants to take that step and commit herself to them because she feels so connected with them
It's a very simple easy going song, but there's so much meaning behind it.
It's a lot to do with her fear of commitment, but how she wants to commit because that person has such a big impact on her life. "Their wandering, you know Made me pine For the lamplight Where you lie" This and the verse before it are great in creating that feeling of isolation, as she looks on and sees the light, that represents people and commitment, she's just looking, but she is also yearning for the person when she says "where you lie"
"If I took you darling To the caverns of me heart Would you light the lamp, dear? Would you light the lamp, dear?
I see fish without eyes Bats with their heads Hanging down towards the ground Would you still come around? Come around" These two verses convey her fear of commitment and her hesitation to commit because she questions if the person will be there for her.
"I believe in you In your honesty and your eyes Even when I'm sloshing In the muck of my demise
A large part of me Is always and forever tied To the lamplight Of your eyes, of your eyes "
The last two is just her basically saying that she is scared of commitment, but when she looks at that person, she wants to take that step and commit herself to them because she feels so connected with them