The first time I heard it, I didn't even question that the line was "And afterwords I swore that I would haunt you," but now that I listen to it closer, it really does sound like HARM... enough though HAUNT makes more sense and it is a reoccurring theme in the album. He does mention hurting HER a few times though... like in Gasoline Family. At least I thought he was talking about her and not the guy she cheated with.
ANYWAY, this song kind of seems like he is kind of realizing why Anna would have cheated on him. Or he's just too tired to be so angry about it anymore. Still doesn't want to forgive her, though.
Obviously the "I was a cage," is a negative thing. No one wants to be caged.
"I am afraid of the truth inside of you," could possibly be him knowing that she had reason to cheat. He left them for so long and she was so alone even though he went to sea for his family.
And ending with "I was away" just kind of reinstates that.
The first time I heard it, I didn't even question that the line was "And afterwords I swore that I would haunt you," but now that I listen to it closer, it really does sound like HARM... enough though HAUNT makes more sense and it is a reoccurring theme in the album. He does mention hurting HER a few times though... like in Gasoline Family. At least I thought he was talking about her and not the guy she cheated with.
ANYWAY, this song kind of seems like he is kind of realizing why Anna would have cheated on him. Or he's just too tired to be so angry about it anymore. Still doesn't want to forgive her, though. Obviously the "I was a cage," is a negative thing. No one wants to be caged. "I am afraid of the truth inside of you," could possibly be him knowing that she had reason to cheat. He left them for so long and she was so alone even though he went to sea for his family. And ending with "I was away" just kind of reinstates that.
or he's saying it negatively towards himself, like that's how she falsely viewed him, as a cage.
or he's saying it negatively towards himself, like that's how she falsely viewed him, as a cage.