I think it's Nick's interpretation the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice dies and goes to the Underworld. Orpheus father encourages him to descend to the underworld to bring her back which he attempts but fails on a stipulation.
I think there are quite a few lines which could relate to the story . The cold references I think refers to his meeting with Pluto where he plays his lyre and moves Pluto deeply in allowing Orpheus to take Eurydice back.
Four points on a compass at once suggests limbo. which could reffer to her being in the underworld
'For there is always some little thing you've gotta do' I think this refers to Pluto's stipulation which was for Orpheus to leave the underworld and not look back and trust Eurydice would follow, if he was to see her before they left he'd lose her forever which is why I think Nick referenced the turning round of the mirrors so not to chance seeing her to early.
'Well I reach out and I touch your hair
And it cuts me like a knife' Well Orpheus at the last second looked back thinking Pluto had conned him and saw Eurydice actually following. At that moment he lost her forever, so the above lyric I think is that moment when he realised she was close enough to touch but the cut represents the pain of him realising he's just lost her forever.
The title becomes self explanatory if you match it to the story Lovers separated by different worlds/dimensions. The ghost references would support that too.
Given the Album is Nick's interpretation of the Life of Orpheus I think this song is one of the few on album which relates to his wife Eurydice
I think it's Nick's interpretation the story of Orpheus and Eurydice. Eurydice dies and goes to the Underworld. Orpheus father encourages him to descend to the underworld to bring her back which he attempts but fails on a stipulation.
I think there are quite a few lines which could relate to the story . The cold references I think refers to his meeting with Pluto where he plays his lyre and moves Pluto deeply in allowing Orpheus to take Eurydice back.
Four points on a compass at once suggests limbo. which could reffer to her being in the underworld
'For there is always some little thing you've gotta do' I think this refers to Pluto's stipulation which was for Orpheus to leave the underworld and not look back and trust Eurydice would follow, if he was to see her before they left he'd lose her forever which is why I think Nick referenced the turning round of the mirrors so not to chance seeing her to early.
'Well I reach out and I touch your hair And it cuts me like a knife' Well Orpheus at the last second looked back thinking Pluto had conned him and saw Eurydice actually following. At that moment he lost her forever, so the above lyric I think is that moment when he realised she was close enough to touch but the cut represents the pain of him realising he's just lost her forever.
The title becomes self explanatory if you match it to the story Lovers separated by different worlds/dimensions. The ghost references would support that too.
Given the Album is Nick's interpretation of the Life of Orpheus I think this song is one of the few on album which relates to his wife Eurydice