These lyrics so perfectly describe some times of my life for me. I don't know that Josh meant any of what I get from it, but anyway...
I think that the "naked as a window" means that she's more than just nude. She's transparent in a way. A window when you pull the curtains, like a ghost without its sheet; there's nothing there, just "emptiness all the way through." She's hollow.
For me, "held but not touched" hits home. I wouldn't know how to word it otherwise, but Josh does so perfectly. I think she's asking for the comfort and love and trust of him, "to be held." But she doesn't want to be "touched" sexually or even too closely because she feels vulnerable. Because she's feeling so empty and numb that being touched would make her feel like a play-thing.
These lyrics so perfectly describe some times of my life for me. I don't know that Josh meant any of what I get from it, but anyway...
I think that the "naked as a window" means that she's more than just nude. She's transparent in a way. A window when you pull the curtains, like a ghost without its sheet; there's nothing there, just "emptiness all the way through." She's hollow.
For me, "held but not touched" hits home. I wouldn't know how to word it otherwise, but Josh does so perfectly. I think she's asking for the comfort and love and trust of him, "to be held." But she doesn't want to be "touched" sexually or even too closely because she feels vulnerable. Because she's feeling so empty and numb that being touched would make her feel like a play-thing.