The way I interpret it, a woman who is married or engaged has fallen in love with another man. The love they share is pure, but that's also the problem. This man is "blind to the gemstone" and "alone". His love for this woman transcends the very grim reality... "a smile from a frown circles 'round"... that ultimately they cannot be together. If he is unable to "walk", she must take it upon herself to end it... "let him shout a rage so strong, a rage that knows no right or wrong". This "rage" "knows no right or wrong" because it is wholly a product of love that has been denied by circumstances beyond one's control or understanding. "There is no middle ground" is pretty self explanatory. "Or that's how it seems" would indicates to me that neither are sure of what to make of this love, hence why it is "strange". "For us to walk, or to take (from each other)" is the choice both are faced with. They "tumble down" is a result of their indecision. "To love or to hate" is the path they will choose.
I think bambino pretty much got it right.
The way I interpret it, a woman who is married or engaged has fallen in love with another man. The love they share is pure, but that's also the problem. This man is "blind to the gemstone" and "alone". His love for this woman transcends the very grim reality... "a smile from a frown circles 'round"... that ultimately they cannot be together. If he is unable to "walk", she must take it upon herself to end it... "let him shout a rage so strong, a rage that knows no right or wrong". This "rage" "knows no right or wrong" because it is wholly a product of love that has been denied by circumstances beyond one's control or understanding. "There is no middle ground" is pretty self explanatory. "Or that's how it seems" would indicates to me that neither are sure of what to make of this love, hence why it is "strange". "For us to walk, or to take (from each other)" is the choice both are faced with. They "tumble down" is a result of their indecision. "To love or to hate" is the path they will choose.
Beautiful song, really.