Lyric discussion by Ramtek37 

This song is about Sexual Abuse regardless of what Rob Smith says, the way the song describes these sensations is comparable to rape.

i was almost 100% sure this song was about fearing sex with a woman as female sex could be compared to a spider, or a shivering hole. But as i read your opinion i agree it could definitely be about rape.

Regardless of what Smith said? He was the one who wrote it, was he not? I'm pretty sure he would know what he was thinking and feeling when he wrote this...

I have to go with Mediocremurphy. He is the one who wrote it after all.

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