This is such an amazing song but I've really struggled to figure out what it means. Of course there's the imagery of Odysseus standing tied to the mast as they sail past the Sirens.
In this case the singer is doing much the same thing in a metaphorical sense, perhaps being attracted in a lustful way to other people, and staying true to his love by remembering their embrace and true happiness. The singer is also facing his internal demons, which he cannot ever fully defeat, and which threaten his happiness. But all along he knows he must try to get back to that perfect happiness he had once and now is always craving.
This is such an amazing song but I've really struggled to figure out what it means. Of course there's the imagery of Odysseus standing tied to the mast as they sail past the Sirens.
In this case the singer is doing much the same thing in a metaphorical sense, perhaps being attracted in a lustful way to other people, and staying true to his love by remembering their embrace and true happiness. The singer is also facing his internal demons, which he cannot ever fully defeat, and which threaten his happiness. But all along he knows he must try to get back to that perfect happiness he had once and now is always craving.