This is probably my favourite song off the album. Such incredible imagery.
I think this song is talking about, obviously, having a heart of stone, and being closed off to God, and emotion and feeling. He can no longer feel, he can no longer love because of all the things he has done wrong, all the hurt he has experienced. Unless God can carry the weight of all his sins and forgive him, ('set my sin between your shoulderblades and forget') then he can never change.
But I love the next bit. He's grown used to being emotionless and empty, because at least then he no longer has to give of himself to all the bloodsuckers, the ones who constantly consume all his love and energy. He no longer has to love and lose, he simply just does not love at all.
This is probably my favourite song off the album. Such incredible imagery.
I think this song is talking about, obviously, having a heart of stone, and being closed off to God, and emotion and feeling. He can no longer feel, he can no longer love because of all the things he has done wrong, all the hurt he has experienced. Unless God can carry the weight of all his sins and forgive him, ('set my sin between your shoulderblades and forget') then he can never change.
But I love the next bit. He's grown used to being emotionless and empty, because at least then he no longer has to give of himself to all the bloodsuckers, the ones who constantly consume all his love and energy. He no longer has to love and lose, he simply just does not love at all.