this song is about getting married. they dance "through the panic" of their nervousness but then theyre "safely in." later, after the wedding when "the witnesses are gone" they consummate the marriage and "move like they do in babylon." (babylon being the place of sin). then he describes their affection for each other outlasting any possession, such as their curtains. and at the end of the song, he repeats the verse about the burning violin to show that the passion from the beginning of the relationship is still alive. leonard cohen is AWESOME.
this song is about getting married. they dance "through the panic" of their nervousness but then theyre "safely in." later, after the wedding when "the witnesses are gone" they consummate the marriage and "move like they do in babylon." (babylon being the place of sin). then he describes their affection for each other outlasting any possession, such as their curtains. and at the end of the song, he repeats the verse about the burning violin to show that the passion from the beginning of the relationship is still alive. leonard cohen is AWESOME.