I've never thought of it this way until now, but I think MusikNote nailed it. It sounds like she left him unexpectedly, as in broke up. But between the sadness and the impossibility of any further communication with her, I think maybe this song is in the same vein as Emma [by Hot Chocolate, but known to me from the Sisters of Mercy version]
I've never thought of it this way until now, but I think MusikNote nailed it. It sounds like she left him unexpectedly, as in broke up. But between the sadness and the impossibility of any further communication with her, I think maybe this song is in the same vein as Emma [by Hot Chocolate, but known to me from the Sisters of Mercy version]