I don't think he is washing his hands in scalding water because he thinks the girl is disgusting. He just let himself imagine that this completely drunk and vulnerable woman that he knows nothing about is his lover... he imagines for a moment being intimate with her cuz she means nothing to him (wieghtless, formless, blameless, nameless) and he feels guilty. Which might be what captainmycaptain meant, too. Anyway... I think this is just one of the most touching and haunting songs on the album. Oh, and one correction... The line is in your walking...
I don't think he is washing his hands in scalding water because he thinks the girl is disgusting. He just let himself imagine that this completely drunk and vulnerable woman that he knows nothing about is his lover... he imagines for a moment being intimate with her cuz she means nothing to him (wieghtless, formless, blameless, nameless) and he feels guilty. Which might be what captainmycaptain meant, too. Anyway... I think this is just one of the most touching and haunting songs on the album. Oh, and one correction... The line is in your walking...