Going along with the theme of this album, I feel that it is about a girl he used to be with. He was in love with her for what she did. She was brave, beautiful, mysterious, amazing. But that doesn't mean it worked out. She can do everything else to extremes, but she can't love him in the same way. "Can you love me like the cross loves the nape of the neck" to me symbolizes that she should be able to love him extremely (obviously this using a sarcastic analogy) but can't.
This is such a powerful song & I think the most mysterious and one of the best on the album.
Going along with the theme of this album, I feel that it is about a girl he used to be with. He was in love with her for what she did. She was brave, beautiful, mysterious, amazing. But that doesn't mean it worked out. She can do everything else to extremes, but she can't love him in the same way. "Can you love me like the cross loves the nape of the neck" to me symbolizes that she should be able to love him extremely (obviously this using a sarcastic analogy) but can't.
This is such a powerful song & I think the most mysterious and one of the best on the album.