I read this differently. To me, it is about a writer experiencing the pain of being the jilted lover, and also a writing slump. The opening is a description of the room he is sitting in today, down to the detail about the shadows of the thumbtacks. The rain is falling down on him because the skylight is leaking. He won't fix it, probably because it's beyond repair or he doesn't have the energy. The stanza about Joan of Arc is describing a lover who chose emotionally wounded men as her companions. In the dating scene, it's hard to know what women want- soem want their man to be a saint, and some a demon. He's hoping for someone willing to let him be human, like Cain before his fall. In the last stanza, nothing has happened, because he hasn't written anything to be able to give it life yet. But there is potential for his words to make miracles happen in the world of a song, where he is God.
I also love the imagery and the solitude. I think this is wonderfully written song.
I read this differently. To me, it is about a writer experiencing the pain of being the jilted lover, and also a writing slump. The opening is a description of the room he is sitting in today, down to the detail about the shadows of the thumbtacks. The rain is falling down on him because the skylight is leaking. He won't fix it, probably because it's beyond repair or he doesn't have the energy. The stanza about Joan of Arc is describing a lover who chose emotionally wounded men as her companions. In the dating scene, it's hard to know what women want- soem want their man to be a saint, and some a demon. He's hoping for someone willing to let him be human, like Cain before his fall. In the last stanza, nothing has happened, because he hasn't written anything to be able to give it life yet. But there is potential for his words to make miracles happen in the world of a song, where he is God.
I also love the imagery and the solitude. I think this is wonderfully written song.
I like your interpretation
I like your interpretation