Lyric discussion by .:interpreted:. 

Cover art for Into My Arms lyrics by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

wow..i think it must just be me but i cant help but think this song is about death. i guess in a way it is a love song.. but to me about a dead person. its almost as if the persona, who had never previously belived in god, is asking him to look after that person who has passed, is pleading to leave that person exactly as they are, and is almost asking that in the chance that the loved one needs to be directed to another place, that it one day be back into the persona's arms. Its interesting that i feel that interpretation from that song, seeing as even though i believe in some kind of higher presence, i wouldnt consider myself religious. I dont know i guess if i died i would want my special someone to think of me in this way.

@.:interpreted:. Exactly my thoughts too. Seems like he's saying he believes in a God but not an interventional one, but he hopes that maybe God can make an exception in this case.

@.:interpreted:. \r\nWe played this song, last Friday, at the funeral of my father. I also have this association with a deceased person.\r\n\r\n So keep your candles burning\r\n Make her journey bright and pure\r\n That she\'ll keep returning\r\n Always and evermore\r\n\r\nWe also burned candles and my father will always keep returning in our memories…