Since no one actually posted a meaning here i guess i have to do it.
This song is about someone who provides for another person/people with the expectation that this person is the sole provider and the other side gives nothing, doesnt appreciate any of the provisions given, and they also question the methods that they are provided for without willing to provide for themselves and make change for themselves. It does not only apply to a relationship between lovers as so many of you seem to want to tag to all songs these days. It could be any kind of relationship. It could be friendship, family etc. One person is burdened with the problems of others who never seem to understand that the one providing for them might have his own problems that he juggles on his/her shoulders as well as theirs. Or they just dont care. The provider wants to find some middle ground but there is no compromise from the other side. At the end he is forced to sacrifice the relationship before becoming lost and drained and eventually his soul killed by the receiver.
@evilspleen - YES! Here I am replying over 4 years later, I know. I looked this song up because Google Play selected it for me, I've always loved DKL, and this song made me think of my marriage, as it stands. My wife lost her job awhile back, but refuses to look for new work, and I very much feel the WEIGHT of the added responsibility. I do absolutely feel taken for granted, and it's actually worse than that, but this is not a space for my biography. Essentially, I think you are spot-on.
@evilspleen - YES! Here I am replying over 4 years later, I know. I looked this song up because Google Play selected it for me, I've always loved DKL, and this song made me think of my marriage, as it stands. My wife lost her job awhile back, but refuses to look for new work, and I very much feel the WEIGHT of the added responsibility. I do absolutely feel taken for granted, and it's actually worse than that, but this is not a space for my biography. Essentially, I think you are spot-on.
Since no one actually posted a meaning here i guess i have to do it.
This song is about someone who provides for another person/people with the expectation that this person is the sole provider and the other side gives nothing, doesnt appreciate any of the provisions given, and they also question the methods that they are provided for without willing to provide for themselves and make change for themselves. It does not only apply to a relationship between lovers as so many of you seem to want to tag to all songs these days. It could be any kind of relationship. It could be friendship, family etc. One person is burdened with the problems of others who never seem to understand that the one providing for them might have his own problems that he juggles on his/her shoulders as well as theirs. Or they just dont care. The provider wants to find some middle ground but there is no compromise from the other side. At the end he is forced to sacrifice the relationship before becoming lost and drained and eventually his soul killed by the receiver.
@evilspleen - YES! Here I am replying over 4 years later, I know. I looked this song up because Google Play selected it for me, I've always loved DKL, and this song made me think of my marriage, as it stands. My wife lost her job awhile back, but refuses to look for new work, and I very much feel the WEIGHT of the added responsibility. I do absolutely feel taken for granted, and it's actually worse than that, but this is not a space for my biography. Essentially, I think you are spot-on.
@evilspleen - YES! Here I am replying over 4 years later, I know. I looked this song up because Google Play selected it for me, I've always loved DKL, and this song made me think of my marriage, as it stands. My wife lost her job awhile back, but refuses to look for new work, and I very much feel the WEIGHT of the added responsibility. I do absolutely feel taken for granted, and it's actually worse than that, but this is not a space for my biography. Essentially, I think you are spot-on.