Oh for goodness' sake. You can't kill a person repeatedly (let alone every night), so there's nothing literal about this song. Besides, do you really think Robert and Mary would still be together if he were ever this cruel to her?
Like every other song on Faith, this song has to be taken in context: it's not about anything as trivial as a bad relationship. The whole album is about the loss of childlike innocence, of letting go of religion or faith in a higher being, of realising you are your own person and ultimately coming to terms with all that entails.
Doubt, specifically, is about challenging former beliefs head on, all in a rage as you realise that it's all nonsense and that you have to actively change your life instead of being just another drone going through the motions. It's about, as jancsibohoc points out, fighting against the doubt that what you believe and do is right, a battle you can never really win once and for all.
It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, from an absolute masterpiece of an album.
Oh for goodness' sake. You can't kill a person repeatedly (let alone every night), so there's nothing literal about this song. Besides, do you really think Robert and Mary would still be together if he were ever this cruel to her?
Like every other song on Faith, this song has to be taken in context: it's not about anything as trivial as a bad relationship. The whole album is about the loss of childlike innocence, of letting go of religion or faith in a higher being, of realising you are your own person and ultimately coming to terms with all that entails.
Doubt, specifically, is about challenging former beliefs head on, all in a rage as you realise that it's all nonsense and that you have to actively change your life instead of being just another drone going through the motions. It's about, as jancsibohoc points out, fighting against the doubt that what you believe and do is right, a battle you can never really win once and for all.
It's one of the most powerful songs I've ever heard, from an absolute masterpiece of an album.