It's actually written in a female's aspect. Because we should all know that, yes it is a cover of Shakespeare's Sister's orginal. Two characters are involved, the good and the bad. Plus the male role in the middle, but he has no lyrical content. One of the characters is light, and one is darkness. That is the obvious basis of the song. It could be as simple as a woman speaking to her lover while he is dreaming, expressing her love. While the world of dreams is trying to keep him. It reminds me of the painting by Bill Stoneham entitled "The Hands Resist Him". It could also be about a woman whose lover has fallen into a coma and death is trying to take him over, but she is trying to lull him back to wake. Pretty great song though.
It's actually written in a female's aspect. Because we should all know that, yes it is a cover of Shakespeare's Sister's orginal. Two characters are involved, the good and the bad. Plus the male role in the middle, but he has no lyrical content. One of the characters is light, and one is darkness. That is the obvious basis of the song. It could be as simple as a woman speaking to her lover while he is dreaming, expressing her love. While the world of dreams is trying to keep him. It reminds me of the painting by Bill Stoneham entitled "The Hands Resist Him". It could also be about a woman whose lover has fallen into a coma and death is trying to take him over, but she is trying to lull him back to wake. Pretty great song though.