Cave's son died during the recording of this album. This song definitely feels like Cave is calling to his lost child, or perhaps wishing that he had a chance to say goodbye. "Let us sit together in the dark until the moment comes". No father should outlive his son, Cave wishes he had the chance to sit longer in the dark with his son, instead of having his son pulled away from him.
Also, it sounds like Cave is coming to bitter conclusions himself. "You believe in God, but you get no special dispensation for this belief now
You're an old man sitting by the fire, you're the mist rolling off the sea
You're a distant memory in the mind of your creator, don't you see?" God is there, but he doesn't care for the suffering of his creations.
Cave's son died during the recording of this album. This song definitely feels like Cave is calling to his lost child, or perhaps wishing that he had a chance to say goodbye. "Let us sit together in the dark until the moment comes". No father should outlive his son, Cave wishes he had the chance to sit longer in the dark with his son, instead of having his son pulled away from him.
Also, it sounds like Cave is coming to bitter conclusions himself. "You believe in God, but you get no special dispensation for this belief now You're an old man sitting by the fire, you're the mist rolling off the sea You're a distant memory in the mind of your creator, don't you see?" God is there, but he doesn't care for the suffering of his creations.