What has always strucken me with this song, is the strange difference between the dark music, some dark aspects of the lyrics, but the overall, well, outcome of the story. The protagonist seems to be some sort of romantic guy, let's say: dark romantic guy, who has found this one special woman. She is a bit of sceptic. She is with him, she could love him, but we don't really know. So the protagonist tries a litte bit to convince her. Yet he's uncertain and a bit anxious if their love will hold.
This motive is quite common in Nick Cave's songs. What's so special in this particular in this tense situation is that the protagonist really believes in love and that you can find it in this world, in this life. Love is not some metaphysical concept, but something which people can build for themselves. They have the ability to make each other happy (like in that old Harry Nilsson song ;)). It's hard, but it can work.
One of the best songs on that album, which heavily underrated, by the way. There are better albums, of course, but you know that these folks don't have made one bad album. Some good tunes on this.
What has always strucken me with this song, is the strange difference between the dark music, some dark aspects of the lyrics, but the overall, well, outcome of the story. The protagonist seems to be some sort of romantic guy, let's say: dark romantic guy, who has found this one special woman. She is a bit of sceptic. She is with him, she could love him, but we don't really know. So the protagonist tries a litte bit to convince her. Yet he's uncertain and a bit anxious if their love will hold. This motive is quite common in Nick Cave's songs. What's so special in this particular in this tense situation is that the protagonist really believes in love and that you can find it in this world, in this life. Love is not some metaphysical concept, but something which people can build for themselves. They have the ability to make each other happy (like in that old Harry Nilsson song ;)). It's hard, but it can work.
One of the best songs on that album, which heavily underrated, by the way. There are better albums, of course, but you know that these folks don't have made one bad album. Some good tunes on this.