Certainly apt. Rennie's voice has a depth and richness that I can't compare to any other singer I've heard. Combined with Brett's sweet lilting harmony, it becomes an incredibly sensual ballad but taken as a whole, I don't pick up on a sexual theme to the song. It doesn't seem right to just leave it at a song about life and death either, even though that is there. I see it as being more about when a moment has passed that draws you into a state of contemplation of your nature as a human being.
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Certainly apt. Rennie's voice has a depth and richness that I can't compare to any other singer I've heard. Combined with Brett's sweet lilting harmony, it becomes an incredibly sensual ballad but taken as a whole, I don't pick up on a sexual theme to the song. It doesn't seem right to just leave it at a song about life and death either, even though that is there. I see it as being more about when a moment has passed that draws you into a state of contemplation of your nature as a human being.