Very unsettling. It could almost be a straightforward love song. Theres references to Jesus and the planets throughout the album, which I guess is about finding some kind of salvation or guiding force. The problem is he just can't find it. Theres a 'chord' in her 'that he could not find to strike' and 'One must stay and one must depart' and he walks away.
The rain (referred to more then once as Appers66 points out) is like the threat of an oncoming storm or even biblical style flood. She may look like a 'Jesus of the moon' but he still fails to make any sense or meaning out of life. Appropriate that the album ends on the song 'More news from nowhere'. He's not the first to worry about drifting though a life that may proves futile, pointless and lonely. The most surprising thing though is that the album is still pretty funny. Cave hits 50 and faces a mid-life crisis with characteristically wry humour.
Very unsettling. It could almost be a straightforward love song. Theres references to Jesus and the planets throughout the album, which I guess is about finding some kind of salvation or guiding force. The problem is he just can't find it. Theres a 'chord' in her 'that he could not find to strike' and 'One must stay and one must depart' and he walks away. The rain (referred to more then once as Appers66 points out) is like the threat of an oncoming storm or even biblical style flood. She may look like a 'Jesus of the moon' but he still fails to make any sense or meaning out of life. Appropriate that the album ends on the song 'More news from nowhere'. He's not the first to worry about drifting though a life that may proves futile, pointless and lonely. The most surprising thing though is that the album is still pretty funny. Cave hits 50 and faces a mid-life crisis with characteristically wry humour.