I know there is some meaning behind this (but i'm a little too tired to try my hand at it right now), but the line "love and hate are tattooed on his knuckles..." is a reference to an old 50's movie called "The Night of the Hunter". In that film, the main villian, Mr. Powell, is a Preacher who has "HATE" tattooed on his left knuckles, and "LOVE" tattooed on his right knuckles. Perhaps later I will give it some serious thought, but if anybody would like to dig deeper into the meaning, that's the reference that is being made. Hope this helps!
I know there is some meaning behind this (but i'm a little too tired to try my hand at it right now), but the line "love and hate are tattooed on his knuckles..." is a reference to an old 50's movie called "The Night of the Hunter". In that film, the main villian, Mr. Powell, is a Preacher who has "HATE" tattooed on his left knuckles, and "LOVE" tattooed on his right knuckles. Perhaps later I will give it some serious thought, but if anybody would like to dig deeper into the meaning, that's the reference that is being made. Hope this helps!