When I hear this song, I think of a man old in age, well-traveled, going for one last trip because of the first verse, and near the end, transcending into the chorus, he asks if "those are dead diamonds" or "stars gone to sleep?" I believe that he is inferring to the twinkle in a lover's eye, long with him, but she has aged too, and thus the light, though it may be there, is dulled, not because of loss, but because it is glazed over. He puts it in such a loving way I cannot see it otherwise, and so he says in the chorus "So low that you might miss me...slowly fades the light", refers to that when he dies that he hopes that he will be missed, but not forgotten. The second verse alludes to his acceptance that he will die eventually, though I believe he says at the end of the second verse "..to wear the hallowed (holy) crown...to haunt the hollow trees...", as if to say he awaits whatever fate brings him, whether it is Heaven, or simply roaming as a spirit. He speaks again of heaven when he says that it's speech/chorus runs through his veins, that it is undying love, for yet another night.
That is my interpretation, and I'm sure there are many ways it can be interpreted, but it really is a beautiful song and one of my favorites off of the new album.
I believe it is much darker than that. The "darkest sin" is suicide. I feel like this track is about a man who has decided to die; a man who can no longer cope with himself. I believe you are correct when saying he hopes he will be missed. The somberness of the vocals and the haunting melody leads me to believe this can only be about a lonely man who has given up. A man who has reached the end. He has surrendered. It is a beautiful song.
I believe it is much darker than that. The "darkest sin" is suicide. I feel like this track is about a man who has decided to die; a man who can no longer cope with himself. I believe you are correct when saying he hopes he will be missed. The somberness of the vocals and the haunting melody leads me to believe this can only be about a lonely man who has given up. A man who has reached the end. He has surrendered. It is a beautiful song.
When I hear this song, I think of a man old in age, well-traveled, going for one last trip because of the first verse, and near the end, transcending into the chorus, he asks if "those are dead diamonds" or "stars gone to sleep?" I believe that he is inferring to the twinkle in a lover's eye, long with him, but she has aged too, and thus the light, though it may be there, is dulled, not because of loss, but because it is glazed over. He puts it in such a loving way I cannot see it otherwise, and so he says in the chorus "So low that you might miss me...slowly fades the light", refers to that when he dies that he hopes that he will be missed, but not forgotten. The second verse alludes to his acceptance that he will die eventually, though I believe he says at the end of the second verse "..to wear the hallowed (holy) crown...to haunt the hollow trees...", as if to say he awaits whatever fate brings him, whether it is Heaven, or simply roaming as a spirit. He speaks again of heaven when he says that it's speech/chorus runs through his veins, that it is undying love, for yet another night.
That is my interpretation, and I'm sure there are many ways it can be interpreted, but it really is a beautiful song and one of my favorites off of the new album.
I believe it is much darker than that. The "darkest sin" is suicide. I feel like this track is about a man who has decided to die; a man who can no longer cope with himself. I believe you are correct when saying he hopes he will be missed. The somberness of the vocals and the haunting melody leads me to believe this can only be about a lonely man who has given up. A man who has reached the end. He has surrendered. It is a beautiful song.
I believe it is much darker than that. The "darkest sin" is suicide. I feel like this track is about a man who has decided to die; a man who can no longer cope with himself. I believe you are correct when saying he hopes he will be missed. The somberness of the vocals and the haunting melody leads me to believe this can only be about a lonely man who has given up. A man who has reached the end. He has surrendered. It is a beautiful song.
@runeofred I feel it's about suicide by hanging. Hollow crown = noose
@runeofred I feel it's about suicide by hanging. Hollow crown = noose