In came the girl with the Saturn eyes and
Asked him over again, again
"Was I too weak, was I a child,
and can't we leave here and start again?"
Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Said, "I don't mind if you take me down and
I don't mind if you break it all, but
How much more can you take from me?
How much more can you take from me?"
I'd like to take you inside of my head
I'd like to take you inside of me
"You came from Heaven," is all that he said
"You came from Heaven and came here to me, and
I love you.
Love you."
He drove it fast to make the night and
Looked down his angel where she lay
Resting her head and closed her eyes and
Outside the heat and the summer fade
Deep in the sky the storm he'd seen,
Deep in the sky the storm he'd seen.
There ain't nothing, no girl so sweet.
Took her from Heaven and gave her to me (x5)
As for my interpretation, I always for some reason assumed it was about her and Nick Cave. They had recently ended their brief relationship, and many of the lyrics in this song remind me of him. The lines "There ain't nothing, no girl so sweet," and "You came from Heaven and came here to me," sound like typical Nick Cave fare. The line "Saturn eyes" I think can be translated to mean "dark" or "sad" eyes, considering Saturn is linked symbolically with darkness, death and, hence, sorrow. I think this song depicts them having a tumultuous relationship. The relationship probably took place during the summertime, hence the "heat and the summer" fading; this also symbolizes their relationship burning out. The interesting thing is that this comes a little after a Nick Cave song referencing "a storm in the form of a girl," which may be connected to Harvey's use of the line "deep in the sky, the storm he'd seen," which may suggest that he knew the end of their relationship was at hand.
First of all, here are the actual lyrics:
In came the girl with the Saturn eyes and Asked him over again, again "Was I too weak, was I a child, and can't we leave here and start again?" Ooh, oh, oh, oh, oh Said, "I don't mind if you take me down and I don't mind if you break it all, but How much more can you take from me? How much more can you take from me?" I'd like to take you inside of my head I'd like to take you inside of me "You came from Heaven," is all that he said "You came from Heaven and came here to me, and I love you. Love you."
He drove it fast to make the night and Looked down his angel where she lay Resting her head and closed her eyes and Outside the heat and the summer fade Deep in the sky the storm he'd seen, Deep in the sky the storm he'd seen. There ain't nothing, no girl so sweet. Took her from Heaven and gave her to me (x5)
As for my interpretation, I always for some reason assumed it was about her and Nick Cave. They had recently ended their brief relationship, and many of the lyrics in this song remind me of him. The lines "There ain't nothing, no girl so sweet," and "You came from Heaven and came here to me," sound like typical Nick Cave fare. The line "Saturn eyes" I think can be translated to mean "dark" or "sad" eyes, considering Saturn is linked symbolically with darkness, death and, hence, sorrow. I think this song depicts them having a tumultuous relationship. The relationship probably took place during the summertime, hence the "heat and the summer" fading; this also symbolizes their relationship burning out. The interesting thing is that this comes a little after a Nick Cave song referencing "a storm in the form of a girl," which may be connected to Harvey's use of the line "deep in the sky, the storm he'd seen," which may suggest that he knew the end of their relationship was at hand.