I can see how it could relate to a prostitute. In fact, that makes a lot ofperfect sense...
Ice could signify the prostitute true unwillingness to commit to the sex...but it's thin, because in her mind, she has to do it. Dive in means just do it. The coldness of the ice is forgotten once the initial "plunge is taken," because she probably becomes caught up in the act.
Of course, the whole song is extremely dark and sad...this speaker obviously is haunted by herself and her actions, and she wishes she could find a way out, but she thinks that she can't.
The second verse could almost be like the roles of shame reversed; instead of the prostitute being ashamed during the actual act, after the sex, the man who paid her realizes how shameful what he did is. He sighs knowing what he did was wrong, and he tries to find in his heart maybe some comfort, but his god has abandoned him, and his angels are nothing but tongues without a body...the serpent's tail has come undone (the realization of sin and humiliation).
But really...this song could be interpreted in a lot of different ways. Obviously, though, it has strong sexual undertones.
I can see how it could relate to a prostitute. In fact, that makes a lot ofperfect sense...
Ice could signify the prostitute true unwillingness to commit to the sex...but it's thin, because in her mind, she has to do it. Dive in means just do it. The coldness of the ice is forgotten once the initial "plunge is taken," because she probably becomes caught up in the act.
Of course, the whole song is extremely dark and sad...this speaker obviously is haunted by herself and her actions, and she wishes she could find a way out, but she thinks that she can't.
The second verse could almost be like the roles of shame reversed; instead of the prostitute being ashamed during the actual act, after the sex, the man who paid her realizes how shameful what he did is. He sighs knowing what he did was wrong, and he tries to find in his heart maybe some comfort, but his god has abandoned him, and his angels are nothing but tongues without a body...the serpent's tail has come undone (the realization of sin and humiliation).
But really...this song could be interpreted in a lot of different ways. Obviously, though, it has strong sexual undertones.