There _could be a link to the letters of a real person named Emma Hauck. I don’t see any evidence of Cave confirming this, but it does seem to be the kind of thing that would spark his creative muse.
“…(14 August 1878 – 1 April 1920) was a German outsider artist known for her artistic, handwritten letters to her husband while she was institutionalized in a mental hospital…
…In many cases the letters consist of only the words "Come sweetheart" or "Come" written over and over in flowing script.”
There _could be a link to the letters of a real person named Emma Hauck. I don’t see any evidence of Cave confirming this, but it does seem to be the kind of thing that would spark his creative muse.
“…(14 August 1878 – 1 April 1920) was a German outsider artist known for her artistic, handwritten letters to her husband while she was institutionalized in a mental hospital…
…In many cases the letters consist of only the words "Come sweetheart" or "Come" written over and over in flowing script.”