This sounds like a story of how a father is remembering his son, and what a good person he used to be, but his son is in some kind of large trouble now, and has become a kind of bad person. The second half of the song is the father still loving his son, and holding him and helping him, despite what he may be. Holding him at arms length, so as to show he cares, but not to get poisoned himself.
I agree it's about a prodigal son who returns home after doing something horrible. He wants to keep him at "arms length" so as not to know what he did.
I agree it's about a prodigal son who returns home after doing something horrible. He wants to keep him at "arms length" so as not to know what he did.
This sounds like a story of how a father is remembering his son, and what a good person he used to be, but his son is in some kind of large trouble now, and has become a kind of bad person. The second half of the song is the father still loving his son, and holding him and helping him, despite what he may be. Holding him at arms length, so as to show he cares, but not to get poisoned himself.
I agree it's about a prodigal son who returns home after doing something horrible. He wants to keep him at "arms length" so as not to know what he did.
I agree it's about a prodigal son who returns home after doing something horrible. He wants to keep him at "arms length" so as not to know what he did.