I think this song is actually about someone who has really messed up his relationship, a fight or a break up or something. Most of the imagery is negative, the clouds running away, the sky being a petrifying blue (immediately after the narrator thinking a little while about 'you'), and the most chilling in my mind, the sad young cardinals trying to sing. And the narrator stating twice that he should not be allowed to touch anything. It all seems so sad and frustrating, but God it's a beautiful song.
I think this song is actually about someone who has really messed up his relationship, a fight or a break up or something. Most of the imagery is negative, the clouds running away, the sky being a petrifying blue (immediately after the narrator thinking a little while about 'you'), and the most chilling in my mind, the sad young cardinals trying to sing. And the narrator stating twice that he should not be allowed to touch anything. It all seems so sad and frustrating, but God it's a beautiful song.