I've always thought of this lyric as being about sex.
The 'beautiful calm driving' is sex and the 'deep sea pearl diving' is oral sex from her boyfriend (did no one pick up on that phrase ?) and the 'constantly unwinding' is way the sex is panning out -what's next ?
However when he is having sex with her he is 'another man' not the guy she knows but unpredictable ... in fact a bit of a nutter. He is a stranger and a 'danger' - she doesn't quite know what he is going to do ,(although she isnt in any danger) He is lost in another personality she doesnt know.I suppose you could say he is a bit animal.
In the second verse he doesnt give much away during sex (she cant quite suss out what he is about ) -'emotional hiding' but even so when they have sex he does it very well 'effortlessly shining'.
So there you have it. No doubt this will be a bit obtuse for some.
Anyway its a fabulous song.... definitely one of my desert island songs.
I've always thought of this lyric as being about sex. The 'beautiful calm driving' is sex and the 'deep sea pearl diving' is oral sex from her boyfriend (did no one pick up on that phrase ?) and the 'constantly unwinding' is way the sex is panning out -what's next ? However when he is having sex with her he is 'another man' not the guy she knows but unpredictable ... in fact a bit of a nutter. He is a stranger and a 'danger' - she doesn't quite know what he is going to do ,(although she isnt in any danger) He is lost in another personality she doesnt know.I suppose you could say he is a bit animal. In the second verse he doesnt give much away during sex (she cant quite suss out what he is about ) -'emotional hiding' but even so when they have sex he does it very well 'effortlessly shining'.
So there you have it. No doubt this will be a bit obtuse for some. Anyway its a fabulous song.... definitely one of my desert island songs.