I think this song is about a person she met who changed her life- someone who was freed of the burden of material desire (in the wake of your eyes it decays/ you despise any weight / and because you give it up / you are easy to be around) who was unattached to any group or set identity & chose to live very independently (you belong to no one) who never had anything to hide and was very emotionally open (same as what you came with / cuz the door remains the same width) and who she feels very very close to (it's like i'm not even walking beside you / we are rolling along the ground / one shadow made of mercury / we were two till we melted down)
the story about the diamonds in the coal mine demonstrates the freedom from worry that the other person taught her- once attached to the valuable diamonds, she can now laugh when she has to leave them behind.
I think this song is about a person she met who changed her life- someone who was freed of the burden of material desire (in the wake of your eyes it decays/ you despise any weight / and because you give it up / you are easy to be around) who was unattached to any group or set identity & chose to live very independently (you belong to no one) who never had anything to hide and was very emotionally open (same as what you came with / cuz the door remains the same width) and who she feels very very close to (it's like i'm not even walking beside you / we are rolling along the ground / one shadow made of mercury / we were two till we melted down) the story about the diamonds in the coal mine demonstrates the freedom from worry that the other person taught her- once attached to the valuable diamonds, she can now laugh when she has to leave them behind.