I think it's about the phases of romance and sex throughout life.
"[T]hose first nervous evenings" are about the early years of sex, the experimentation. Not to mention the weirdness of it, of helping her "get it in."
The "metal and plastic" thing, I imagine, is metaphor for sex in a car, OR, could be about an empty feeling of the college years, the drifting, meaningless one-night stands.
"A voice says 'Don't worry, I'm here,'" is about marriage, and the comfort of having a loved one by your side, someone who can keep things "mum" and keep your secrets and assuage your worries and insecurities.
"A house on a quiet street," talks about the later years. Sex is sporadic because it's now the twilight years. There's a fear of death, so there's hope for something after ("something like faith")
Finally, he speaks of "the touch of your fingers / At the end of the day." Perhaps this is about the ending. Sex is no more, but you still have each other, he still has "the beat of your heart," even though the "sun [is] burning away."
I think it's about the phases of romance and sex throughout life.
"[T]hose first nervous evenings" are about the early years of sex, the experimentation. Not to mention the weirdness of it, of helping her "get it in."
The "metal and plastic" thing, I imagine, is metaphor for sex in a car, OR, could be about an empty feeling of the college years, the drifting, meaningless one-night stands.
"A voice says 'Don't worry, I'm here,'" is about marriage, and the comfort of having a loved one by your side, someone who can keep things "mum" and keep your secrets and assuage your worries and insecurities.
"A house on a quiet street," talks about the later years. Sex is sporadic because it's now the twilight years. There's a fear of death, so there's hope for something after ("something like faith")
Finally, he speaks of "the touch of your fingers / At the end of the day." Perhaps this is about the ending. Sex is no more, but you still have each other, he still has "the beat of your heart," even though the "sun [is] burning away."