You often find yourself the target of very hurtful things that your spouse says/does when they're really just taking their pain out on you. You end up taking on some of that pain yourself; here he welcomes it to help shoulder her burden, becoming "a shelter for heartaches that don't have a home." Loving someone with mental illness often leaves you with your own wounds. You may know very well that loving this person and sticking by them "might be your damnation," but you accept the sacrifice. As the wife of a combat vet with complex issues, this song is heartbreakingly perfect.
You often find yourself the target of very hurtful things that your spouse says/does when they're really just taking their pain out on you. You end up taking on some of that pain yourself; here he welcomes it to help shoulder her burden, becoming "a shelter for heartaches that don't have a home." Loving someone with mental illness often leaves you with your own wounds. You may know very well that loving this person and sticking by them "might be your damnation," but you accept the sacrifice. As the wife of a combat vet with complex issues, this song is heartbreakingly perfect.