I think both interpretations- of the subject either being God or a girl - are interesting, even though I personally like to think that the song is about a soured or broken relationship between the singer and a spouse. In my view, the lyrics “Since you raised that wall around you/Since I lost you/I have found you strange” reflect that this person in the singer’s life has effectively walled herself emotionally away from the singer, and this break in communications/togetherness has caused her to almost become alien to the singer, so much so that he feels he doesn’t recognize her - “And I could swear for sure/Haven't seen that girl before”; additionally, the lyrics “Hey, you're looking strange/And everything you do/Girl, it seems arranged/Dark words drift away/I have nothing more to say” could also represent said alienation between the singer and the other person, in that anything she does seems forced, and he can see through her wooden demeanor, Although, I think that these certain lyrics could also work for the God interpretation, that since the singer has lost his faith (or experienced a moment in which he distanced himself from his faith), everything that he had once believed as being true seems so alien, that he doesn’t recognize those same beliefs anymore. Either way, I think this is a great song, and this is all just my interpretation.
@AkibaRed I personally feel that the song is about a soured or broken relationship between the singer and a spouse. In my view, the lyrics “Since you raised that wall around you/Since I lost you/I have found you strange” reflect that this person in the singer’s life has effectively walled herself emotionally away from the singer, and this break in communications/togetherness has caused her to almost become alien to the singer, so much so that he feels he doesn’t recognize her - “And I could swear for sure/Haven't seen that girl before”; additionally, the lyrics “Hey, you're looking strange/And everything...
@AkibaRed I personally feel that the song is about a soured or broken relationship between the singer and a spouse. In my view, the lyrics “Since you raised that wall around you/Since I lost you/I have found you strange” reflect that this person in the singer’s life has effectively walled herself emotionally away from the singer, and this break in communications/togetherness has caused her to almost become alien to the singer, so much so that he feels he doesn’t recognize her - “And I could swear for sure/Haven't seen that girl before”; additionally, the lyrics “Hey, you're looking strange/And everything you do/Girl, it seems arranged/Dark words drift away/I have nothing more to say” could also represent said alienation between the singer and the other person, in that anything she does seems forced, and he can see through her wooden demeanor. Thus, in the lyrics “There’s only one thing left to do/I have to face this other you”, the singer givesin and has to deal with her, despite her being so different from what he thought she was. Either way, I think this is a great song, and this is all just my interpretation.
I think both interpretations- of the subject either being God or a girl - are interesting, even though I personally like to think that the song is about a soured or broken relationship between the singer and a spouse. In my view, the lyrics “Since you raised that wall around you/Since I lost you/I have found you strange” reflect that this person in the singer’s life has effectively walled herself emotionally away from the singer, and this break in communications/togetherness has caused her to almost become alien to the singer, so much so that he feels he doesn’t recognize her - “And I could swear for sure/Haven't seen that girl before”; additionally, the lyrics “Hey, you're looking strange/And everything you do/Girl, it seems arranged/Dark words drift away/I have nothing more to say” could also represent said alienation between the singer and the other person, in that anything she does seems forced, and he can see through her wooden demeanor, Although, I think that these certain lyrics could also work for the God interpretation, that since the singer has lost his faith (or experienced a moment in which he distanced himself from his faith), everything that he had once believed as being true seems so alien, that he doesn’t recognize those same beliefs anymore. Either way, I think this is a great song, and this is all just my interpretation.
@AkibaRed I personally feel that the song is about a soured or broken relationship between the singer and a spouse. In my view, the lyrics “Since you raised that wall around you/Since I lost you/I have found you strange” reflect that this person in the singer’s life has effectively walled herself emotionally away from the singer, and this break in communications/togetherness has caused her to almost become alien to the singer, so much so that he feels he doesn’t recognize her - “And I could swear for sure/Haven't seen that girl before”; additionally, the lyrics “Hey, you're looking strange/And everything...
@AkibaRed I personally feel that the song is about a soured or broken relationship between the singer and a spouse. In my view, the lyrics “Since you raised that wall around you/Since I lost you/I have found you strange” reflect that this person in the singer’s life has effectively walled herself emotionally away from the singer, and this break in communications/togetherness has caused her to almost become alien to the singer, so much so that he feels he doesn’t recognize her - “And I could swear for sure/Haven't seen that girl before”; additionally, the lyrics “Hey, you're looking strange/And everything you do/Girl, it seems arranged/Dark words drift away/I have nothing more to say” could also represent said alienation between the singer and the other person, in that anything she does seems forced, and he can see through her wooden demeanor. Thus, in the lyrics “There’s only one thing left to do/I have to face this other you”, the singer givesin and has to deal with her, despite her being so different from what he thought she was. Either way, I think this is a great song, and this is all just my interpretation.