i agree that there are def. dark undertones to this song (as with most of jeffrey lee pierce's lyrics).
i think basically it is about a lost love or about a fading love rather.
the "year we lived in secret fire" is a refrence to better days when their love was passionate and burning strong. he is now in a different and miserable place both physically and emotionally without this woman's love. she may not necessarily be "gone" from him but their love is more or less a shadow of what it once was during that first year together. see the lyrics for their song "a house is not a home" it has similar themes.
great song and unbelievably underrated band: thanks for posting!
i agree that there are def. dark undertones to this song (as with most of jeffrey lee pierce's lyrics). i think basically it is about a lost love or about a fading love rather. the "year we lived in secret fire" is a refrence to better days when their love was passionate and burning strong. he is now in a different and miserable place both physically and emotionally without this woman's love. she may not necessarily be "gone" from him but their love is more or less a shadow of what it once was during that first year together. see the lyrics for their song "a house is not a home" it has similar themes.
great song and unbelievably underrated band: thanks for posting!