The song, to me, seems like it's about the narrator, who has gone through a terrible time with an abusive significant other (My black-eyed love has left me bruised/Broken and battered, and feeling confused), and that he is no longer a stronger person, but a more passive one because of the damage done to him (A captain on his sinking ship/King into battle, stiff upper lip). Not too sure about the "Rain down on freezing bones" verses, though...
The song, to me, seems like it's about the narrator, who has gone through a terrible time with an abusive significant other (My black-eyed love has left me bruised/Broken and battered, and feeling confused), and that he is no longer a stronger person, but a more passive one because of the damage done to him (A captain on his sinking ship/King into battle, stiff upper lip). Not too sure about the "Rain down on freezing bones" verses, though...