The song is about a married man who falls in love with a married woman. ∆ They can't lose touch because they have a feeling in their hearts but neither one can reasonably act upon these feelings. The man would run to her now with unreasonable passion but she is the reasonable, level-headed one and keeps the relationship in the realm of friendship. She is saying we can let go of those passionate feelings but maintain contact. She is trying to keep her estate clean of him. She can't have her stable, comfortable life disrupted by love and she has the need to protect her precious ones.
He can't sleep thinking of her. And because of their positions, he has to guard her name. This is tormenting to him. The dark is where they can be with each other. The dark recesses of their hearts concealed from the outside world. Since their love for each other is deeper than what is conscious to her, the tears do not well up at this longing in her heart. But he can hear these inaudible sounds even if others can't. The dark is the intuitive, the hidden from sight. The dark is where it is safe for them to love one another. The dark seeks dark. The weight of a love like this: ten thousand ladybirds in flight. It is ephemeral, ethereal, and insubstantial; in other words, a dream...
The song is about a married man who falls in love with a married woman. ∆ They can't lose touch because they have a feeling in their hearts but neither one can reasonably act upon these feelings. The man would run to her now with unreasonable passion but she is the reasonable, level-headed one and keeps the relationship in the realm of friendship. She is saying we can let go of those passionate feelings but maintain contact. She is trying to keep her estate clean of him. She can't have her stable, comfortable life disrupted by love and she has the need to protect her precious ones.
He can't sleep thinking of her. And because of their positions, he has to guard her name. This is tormenting to him. The dark is where they can be with each other. The dark recesses of their hearts concealed from the outside world. Since their love for each other is deeper than what is conscious to her, the tears do not well up at this longing in her heart. But he can hear these inaudible sounds even if others can't. The dark is the intuitive, the hidden from sight. The dark is where it is safe for them to love one another. The dark seeks dark. The weight of a love like this: ten thousand ladybirds in flight. It is ephemeral, ethereal, and insubstantial; in other words, a dream...
My jaw hit the floor when I read your interpretation. I guess this is why I've listened to this song almost continuously the last few days...
My jaw hit the floor when I read your interpretation. I guess this is why I've listened to this song almost continuously the last few days...