Lyric discussion by Vertigo22 

"We talk about it all night long We define our moral ground But when I crawl into your arms Everything comes tumbling down"

Talk about a weird verse...

@Vertigo22 Not really? It opens with the chorus, which uses medieval / early modern l war imagery (sail your ships, burn bridges, loose your dogs). So this more explicitly describing an argument that yields to lovemaking pulls it all together. It's great. And it fits Cave's own description of the song beautifully. "The first verse contemplates arguing all night long until one gives in and they embrace each other and start over."

An error occured.