I think this song about marriage. He fell in love with a girl. They got married. People warned them that it would be hard but nobody understands this until after. Theoretical knowledge is nothing compared to actual experience. There has been a rupture in paradise and he is acknowledging it. He is haunted by the memory of the beautiful past. It makes him angry and at first he wants to run. Hope is gone and her eyes which once kindled his passion now stoke the fire of doubt and uncertainty. He thinks he is alone in these thoughts and feelings. Her certainty makes him feel even worse. “Your strength just makes me feel less strong.” He wonders what this means. He does some deep self-reflection and prayer “Lord forget all of my sins. well let me die where I lie. He just wants to quit. However hope is rekindled. Calm down. Walk slow. Take my hand. Help me on my way. Overwhelming desire and/or overwhelming loss can be an invitation to something greater. Ask anyone who is in a great marriage and has been for many years. The newness of marriage wears off. When it does it seems like the worst death imaginable but if you slow down, walk slow, and take God’s hand your marriage will grow into something greater than you could have imagined. You have to accept and live with your quiet rage. Tame the ghost in your head that seem like they are going to kill you. The curse of your lover’s eyes is a calling to something even greater than the immature love he once felt.
I think this song about marriage. He fell in love with a girl. They got married. People warned them that it would be hard but nobody understands this until after. Theoretical knowledge is nothing compared to actual experience. There has been a rupture in paradise and he is acknowledging it. He is haunted by the memory of the beautiful past. It makes him angry and at first he wants to run. Hope is gone and her eyes which once kindled his passion now stoke the fire of doubt and uncertainty. He thinks he is alone in these thoughts and feelings. Her certainty makes him feel even worse. “Your strength just makes me feel less strong.” He wonders what this means. He does some deep self-reflection and prayer “Lord forget all of my sins. well let me die where I lie. He just wants to quit. However hope is rekindled. Calm down. Walk slow. Take my hand. Help me on my way. Overwhelming desire and/or overwhelming loss can be an invitation to something greater. Ask anyone who is in a great marriage and has been for many years. The newness of marriage wears off. When it does it seems like the worst death imaginable but if you slow down, walk slow, and take God’s hand your marriage will grow into something greater than you could have imagined. You have to accept and live with your quiet rage. Tame the ghost in your head that seem like they are going to kill you. The curse of your lover’s eyes is a calling to something even greater than the immature love he once felt.