This song seems to me to begin with someone the character loves leaving her. Perhaps the fountain is literal, or maybe it's a metaphor for her tears. (I say this because of the "I cry again" at the end of the song.)
After the fountain comes the wind, which completely strips her of everything; part of the process of grieving the relationship that was lost.
Then the "out of the blue, it is he" part... that could possibly be the beginning of a new relationship that she wasn't expecting in her vulnerable state... and it could be either with someone new, or with the man who left her before, indicating that the relationship is one of those that is a never-ending cycle of contentment and heartbreak.
This new relationship seems to fix her, but ultimately doesn't end up working out, as he stays with her for 40 days and then goes away, leaving her alone with her "fountain" of tears again.
The part at the end, "on my hill I wait for wind" (which I LOVE), seems to suggest that she's waiting for that next step in this cycle; the wind signifying her being laid bare yet again for another relationship to come along and fix.
Overall, I feel like this is a song about someone stuck in a cycle of needing a relationship to feel complete, which is never healthy. It's one of my favorites from Dry, though; it's so passionate and heart-wrenching.
This song seems to me to begin with someone the character loves leaving her. Perhaps the fountain is literal, or maybe it's a metaphor for her tears. (I say this because of the "I cry again" at the end of the song.)
After the fountain comes the wind, which completely strips her of everything; part of the process of grieving the relationship that was lost.
Then the "out of the blue, it is he" part... that could possibly be the beginning of a new relationship that she wasn't expecting in her vulnerable state... and it could be either with someone new, or with the man who left her before, indicating that the relationship is one of those that is a never-ending cycle of contentment and heartbreak.
This new relationship seems to fix her, but ultimately doesn't end up working out, as he stays with her for 40 days and then goes away, leaving her alone with her "fountain" of tears again.
The part at the end, "on my hill I wait for wind" (which I LOVE), seems to suggest that she's waiting for that next step in this cycle; the wind signifying her being laid bare yet again for another relationship to come along and fix.
Overall, I feel like this is a song about someone stuck in a cycle of needing a relationship to feel complete, which is never healthy. It's one of my favorites from Dry, though; it's so passionate and heart-wrenching.