I think this song is about being in an on again off again relationship. One where the love you have for the person is open handed - i was prepared to love you and not expect anything of you-
The person has left several times -The familiar sting of the woodcutter's swing to the tree
perhaps for other people, or perhaps for one other person in particular
It's almost as if their relationship is not the main one, the relationship that the person he's singing about has with the other person is the main relationship. Perhaps their relationship is a thing she keeps seeking out, she can't help herself....but she knows she's wrong for doing it -And there's no patron saint of sudden restraint- <--that could be the moment she decides she wants to go back to her relationship and try to 'be good', she decides to exercise self restraint and he gets hurt as a result
Or perhaps she just has issues with herself that make her an unstable partner -And in comes the black night, Calling your name since you were born- <--- loving her is a rollercoaster of risk because when she goes off into her own brain, it's like she leaves him. she may even find another person to occupy her time or fulfill some need
there's a resignation in this song. someone who's made up their mind that love will hurt them, they've literally weighed the pros and cons, measured and assessed the risk, and decided to go ahead with it
I think this song is about being in an on again off again relationship. One where the love you have for the person is open handed - i was prepared to love you and not expect anything of you- The person has left several times -The familiar sting of the woodcutter's swing to the tree
perhaps for other people, or perhaps for one other person in particular It's almost as if their relationship is not the main one, the relationship that the person he's singing about has with the other person is the main relationship. Perhaps their relationship is a thing she keeps seeking out, she can't help herself....but she knows she's wrong for doing it -And there's no patron saint of sudden restraint- <--that could be the moment she decides she wants to go back to her relationship and try to 'be good', she decides to exercise self restraint and he gets hurt as a result
Or perhaps she just has issues with herself that make her an unstable partner -And in comes the black night, Calling your name since you were born- <--- loving her is a rollercoaster of risk because when she goes off into her own brain, it's like she leaves him. she may even find another person to occupy her time or fulfill some need
there's a resignation in this song. someone who's made up their mind that love will hurt them, they've literally weighed the pros and cons, measured and assessed the risk, and decided to go ahead with it
i love this song.