Lyric discussion by JJKelsall 

Cover art for The Sweetest Chill lyrics by Siouxsie and the Banshees

SIOUXSIE: "It touches on the death of a loved one, being touched by the chill of their presence..." Source: NME 28/09/85.

CARRUTHERS: "This is about a visitation from a lover's spirit who is already dead - someone who comes back from the grave and greets her as a lover. I don't think Sioux wrote it from personal experience, but you never know. Whenever she tries to write a love song it always comes out from a very different standpoint. It's not exactly Bonnie Tyler, though Sioux can do a great Bonnie impersonation. Source: Melody Maker 1986.