Lyric discussion by the_philosopher 

Cover art for The Jeweller lyrics by This Mortal Coil

this song is beautiful with dark piano and cello but the true brilliance is in the lyrics his job(the jewller) is the perfect metaphor for redemption. the spit(like being spit upon) the cloth(to wipe away the spit) and the ashes (which in biblical refrence is the purifier)are the three steps of redemption there are other great metaphors but i cant describe all of them in a short review =) the philosopher