I love this song..but I'm sure what it means. I'm surprised more people haven't commented on it. This is what I think~
He's involved with a girl and she wants to be with him, but something's keeping her from it and the only way they can be together is in secret. "The sun forgives the clouds" he understands her position from this line, the clouds cover he sun inevitably, it either has to be like this or not at all. "Glass needles in the hay" refer to how invisible their true relationship to everyone around them is, or something like that~ "Chase your dreams away," her dream is to be with him but she can't, thus her dream is chased away. It isn't "real" in a sense, but he's ok with that, and she's his "holy shroud," something "holy" or beautiful in a way, but "shroud" as in concealed. He doesn't care if it has to be kept a secret, it still feels great to him because he loves her..
After trying to analyze this song it sounds a lot like an affair to me. Maybe 'eternally missed' refers to when the relationship has to end and what they had was so special neither of them will ever forget about it~ thus the relationship being eternally missed.
I fully agree with your interpretation. I want to add that the repetition of the verses may also be symbolic: the guy is repeating it over and over again to convince himself that what they are doing is ok. The last part of the song (where it weakly slows down) shows how his feelings are slowly numbing.
I fully agree with your interpretation. I want to add that the repetition of the verses may also be symbolic: the guy is repeating it over and over again to convince himself that what they are doing is ok. The last part of the song (where it weakly slows down) shows how his feelings are slowly numbing.
I love this song..but I'm sure what it means. I'm surprised more people haven't commented on it. This is what I think~
He's involved with a girl and she wants to be with him, but something's keeping her from it and the only way they can be together is in secret. "The sun forgives the clouds" he understands her position from this line, the clouds cover he sun inevitably, it either has to be like this or not at all. "Glass needles in the hay" refer to how invisible their true relationship to everyone around them is, or something like that~ "Chase your dreams away," her dream is to be with him but she can't, thus her dream is chased away. It isn't "real" in a sense, but he's ok with that, and she's his "holy shroud," something "holy" or beautiful in a way, but "shroud" as in concealed. He doesn't care if it has to be kept a secret, it still feels great to him because he loves her..
After trying to analyze this song it sounds a lot like an affair to me. Maybe 'eternally missed' refers to when the relationship has to end and what they had was so special neither of them will ever forget about it~ thus the relationship being eternally missed.
I fully agree with your interpretation. I want to add that the repetition of the verses may also be symbolic: the guy is repeating it over and over again to convince himself that what they are doing is ok. The last part of the song (where it weakly slows down) shows how his feelings are slowly numbing.
I fully agree with your interpretation. I want to add that the repetition of the verses may also be symbolic: the guy is repeating it over and over again to convince himself that what they are doing is ok. The last part of the song (where it weakly slows down) shows how his feelings are slowly numbing.