Lyric discussion by Josephine38 

Cover art for Shine lyrics by Laura Marling

This is probably very odd (and wrong) iterpretation, but this song always remainds me of Brokeback Moutain. The guitar melody at the beginning and later in the middle of the song sounds like it could be written for the soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla and the lyrics, especially: "You plagued my mind,I can never go outside, I will never go back to being blind (go back to live in denial, pretend to love a woman), really fit too. "I need shine, step away from my light" - because they are scared of this love, don't want it to be so strong and it could be easier for them to just be straight. Even the part: "I am honest, no, not a shouter, I am reformed, reborn and forgiven." kinda fit Brokeback Mountain Spoilers! -> - because Jack eventually came out out, started to live with other man and the forgiven part could be about his parents or wife. "And you've been busy but you've missed me, I plagued your mind..." - Ennis didn't have time for Jack, because of his work and his daughters, but he still missed him.

That's a beautiful interpretation...even if it's not what she had in mind at the time when she wrote it, the song is very evocative of many times like those, where love is a strain and a pressure, a river flowing against us. Brokeback Mountain reduced me to tears, beautiful film.