An amazing song; it does something to the soul. And with an accordion no less!
I think at the lowest level this song can be taken as a lament to an actual love lost, and the depression one experiences after losing love.
However, knowing Agalloch, the song should have a deeper and totally different meaning. I think this song encapsulates the futility and hopelessness of life. The "love" spoken about is the love of life, and the narrator is contemplating suicide (perhaps by the poison in the cup). It would tie in to the overall nihilistic approach in the rest of the album.
An amazing song; it does something to the soul. And with an accordion no less!
I think at the lowest level this song can be taken as a lament to an actual love lost, and the depression one experiences after losing love. However, knowing Agalloch, the song should have a deeper and totally different meaning. I think this song encapsulates the futility and hopelessness of life. The "love" spoken about is the love of life, and the narrator is contemplating suicide (perhaps by the poison in the cup). It would tie in to the overall nihilistic approach in the rest of the album.