Lyric discussion by RunOfTheMill 

Cover art for Beyond The Pale lyrics by Pain of Salvation

I've gotten much different vibes off this song than just "he wanted sex when he was 8", this song is the climax of probably their most emotional album, and is tied into several times from the rest of the album, from the main theme which we hear in chain sling, to the lyrical content of fandango "We will always be so much more human than we wish to be"

I've never been able to figure it out completely, if at all. I've always felt it more desiring the warmth of another human to quell loneliness and distance. He's trying to fill the void with it, but it won't do it, there's no love, it's just desperate attempts to feel human contact.

and the song isn't about when he's 8, it STARTED when he was. Which is far back in most people's memory, as long as he can remember he's always wanted that human contact. But that seems too simple for this song, this song is a masterpiece, I can't hope to dissect it at all.