I agree with most interpretations relating this song with his relationship to his girlfriend/wife.
However, the first time I listened to it, I had another impression.
I thought this song was talking about Devin's relations to drugs and drug addiction. His "sun goddes" is the drug he uses and the effects it causes on him. It feels like he uses drugs to escape from himself, but he can't forget about that and he wants to be saved. He feels a greater pain when he is under the effect of drugs, and he wants to be redeemed in some ways through this pain.
I agree with most interpretations relating this song with his relationship to his girlfriend/wife. However, the first time I listened to it, I had another impression. I thought this song was talking about Devin's relations to drugs and drug addiction. His "sun goddes" is the drug he uses and the effects it causes on him. It feels like he uses drugs to escape from himself, but he can't forget about that and he wants to be saved. He feels a greater pain when he is under the effect of drugs, and he wants to be redeemed in some ways through this pain.
Devin is a genious, people.