when i first heard this song, the message just jumped out at me because i find myself right now in a very similar situation. unfortunately i feel like i am a lonely soldier killing the girl im with. To me, the song is about a man and a woman who have been together for a while, but the man now just doesnt get the same feelings from the relationship that he once did and that she still does. (his river is dry). and even though he still loves her, and he hates that he would kill her if he leaves, he does anyway. i dont know if the song means that she literally kills herself or just dies emotionally but she dies not ready for it to end yet because she still feels that spark they had and she wanted him forever so she dies with her hands stretched out and her mouth hungry, wanting more. the man goes on to find that what they had was special and he knows he wont find that again so he always feels lonely even though he isnt alone. he just isnt with the right person and he knows it and he knows it's his fault for just giving up good boots. now he gets cuts in his hands from playing in the sand from careless people with glass meaning that the women he finds now arent right and they hurt him by acting like he did before. and he knows that none of this would have had to happen if he could have just been satisfied with the woman he had first and not found out how to make her want to die. thats how i interpret it anyway because im in that exact position. i know i love my girlfriend, but im dissatisfied because i wonder what else might be out there for me. im afraid of losing her, but im also afraid of being with the wrong person for my whole life. but i think this song has inspired me, like so many of damien rice's songs, and i think it may make my decision a little easier. thank you damien.
when i first heard this song, the message just jumped out at me because i find myself right now in a very similar situation. unfortunately i feel like i am a lonely soldier killing the girl im with. To me, the song is about a man and a woman who have been together for a while, but the man now just doesnt get the same feelings from the relationship that he once did and that she still does. (his river is dry). and even though he still loves her, and he hates that he would kill her if he leaves, he does anyway. i dont know if the song means that she literally kills herself or just dies emotionally but she dies not ready for it to end yet because she still feels that spark they had and she wanted him forever so she dies with her hands stretched out and her mouth hungry, wanting more. the man goes on to find that what they had was special and he knows he wont find that again so he always feels lonely even though he isnt alone. he just isnt with the right person and he knows it and he knows it's his fault for just giving up good boots. now he gets cuts in his hands from playing in the sand from careless people with glass meaning that the women he finds now arent right and they hurt him by acting like he did before. and he knows that none of this would have had to happen if he could have just been satisfied with the woman he had first and not found out how to make her want to die. thats how i interpret it anyway because im in that exact position. i know i love my girlfriend, but im dissatisfied because i wonder what else might be out there for me. im afraid of losing her, but im also afraid of being with the wrong person for my whole life. but i think this song has inspired me, like so many of damien rice's songs, and i think it may make my decision a little easier. thank you damien.
Lovely!
Lovely!