As disorderly already mentioned it's a song from the soundtrack of Vampire the masquerade: Bloodlines.
As I see it, the song is about a vampire (not Cain) trying to convince a mortal (most likely a woman) to join him and become a vampire.
In the first verse he explains how he sent her his love and a "rose with nevermore" (possibly a reference to the band?), but after "so many years, so many hours" his efforts have been unsuccesful, as there are "only thistles on my shore".
In the second verse he renews his efforts, explaining how the blood on his hands is divine and "all that is lost" (by her becoming a vampire) will only make the bond (love) between them stronger.
In the chorus he asks if she will follow him and if only she "would be here now" then he would be her Cain, meaning her sire, as Cain is symbolic in this manner (being the biblical father of all vampires).
In the next verse he kind of sings her praise, comparing her to the tower of Babel (as Feytalist already spotted) and a White Falcon (which is a type of Guitar). Then "my mark on your skin" is obviously the bite wound she would bear after her siring and "follow me down the stairs" is a another emphasis that she will die (reference to descending into the underworld).
In the final verse he assures her that though "your soul is in heaven" (possibly she was a virtuous person in life) and "your body in hell" (just by being with him?) it doesn't matter much to him, since "sound or obscene" (no matter what), they will be together.
In the bridge at the end he calls upon "our Lady Nuit", goddess of the starry sky (night) and asks her to guide them to "Ra-Hoor-Khuit", whose philosophy ties in well with vampire life ("There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.") and he mentions they will find shelter in his night, before the Helter Skelter (probably the uproar of the vampiric life).
Note: everything above expresses only my personal opinion of the song's meaning - I am by no means an expert and I encourage anyone with a different interpretation to post theirs
As disorderly already mentioned it's a song from the soundtrack of Vampire the masquerade: Bloodlines.
As I see it, the song is about a vampire (not Cain) trying to convince a mortal (most likely a woman) to join him and become a vampire.
In the first verse he explains how he sent her his love and a "rose with nevermore" (possibly a reference to the band?), but after "so many years, so many hours" his efforts have been unsuccesful, as there are "only thistles on my shore".
In the second verse he renews his efforts, explaining how the blood on his hands is divine and "all that is lost" (by her becoming a vampire) will only make the bond (love) between them stronger.
In the chorus he asks if she will follow him and if only she "would be here now" then he would be her Cain, meaning her sire, as Cain is symbolic in this manner (being the biblical father of all vampires).
In the next verse he kind of sings her praise, comparing her to the tower of Babel (as Feytalist already spotted) and a White Falcon (which is a type of Guitar). Then "my mark on your skin" is obviously the bite wound she would bear after her siring and "follow me down the stairs" is a another emphasis that she will die (reference to descending into the underworld).
In the final verse he assures her that though "your soul is in heaven" (possibly she was a virtuous person in life) and "your body in hell" (just by being with him?) it doesn't matter much to him, since "sound or obscene" (no matter what), they will be together.
In the bridge at the end he calls upon "our Lady Nuit", goddess of the starry sky (night) and asks her to guide them to "Ra-Hoor-Khuit", whose philosophy ties in well with vampire life ("There is no law beyond Do what thou wilt.") and he mentions they will find shelter in his night, before the Helter Skelter (probably the uproar of the vampiric life).
Note: everything above expresses only my personal opinion of the song's meaning - I am by no means an expert and I encourage anyone with a different interpretation to post theirs