Words can't describe how amazing these lyrics are. I'll do my best to interpret what I believe the meaning of the song is, though.
Love of mine
Someday you will die
But I'll be close behind
I'll follow you into the dark
[This shows that he is acknowledging the fact that one day his lover will die, and there is no escaping that fate which all humans face. However, he is reassuring his lover that he will follow her into death and be with her for whatever is to come.]
No blinding light
Or tunnels, to gates of white
Just our hands clasped so tight
Waiting for the hint of a spark
[This line suggests that he doesn't believe that you immediately go to Heaven after death. In Catholicism, it is believed that after death a soul goes to Purgatory where they await fate. You don't know yet if you are going to Heaven or Hell, and have to "wait" for whatever is to come, hence "waiting for the hint of a spark".]
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs
If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark
[This line is so beautiful. He is telling his lover that if in Purgatory it is decided that he is not fit for Heaven or Hell, he will await the fate of his lover. If she is destined the same fate as he is, hence "if there's no one beside you when your soul embarks", he will follow her to wherever it is she must go. The dark symbolizes the unknown.]
Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule
I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black
I held my tongue as she told me, son
Fear is the heart of love, so I never went back
[This line is about what a teacher of his said to him back when he was at school, which may or may not have inspired him to write this song. "Fear is the heart of love" means that fearing love is natural, and love can only be felt through fear. He did not believe this, and never went back to the school because the thought of what the teacher had said to him was so powerful that he did not want to go back.]
You and me have seen everything to see
From Bangkok to Calgary
The soles of your shoes are all worn down
The time for sleep is now
It's nothing to cry about
Cause we'll hold each other soon
The blackest of rooms
[This, I believe, are the most powerful lines in the whole song. It's saying that him and his lover are near the end of their lifetime on Earth. His lover is scared, but he is reassuring her that they won't be apart for long.]
This song is just so beautiful and powerful. I hope one day to experience a love this strong.
I agree with everything except for the interpretation of the line "Fear is the heart of love, so I never went back" I think it actually meant that the "lady in black" who is a nun, is telling him that he needs to fear God in order to love Him. He didn't like the idea of fearing someone so they would love him so he never went back to the school. It was a Catholic school and they do teach some outlandish things.
I agree with everything except for the interpretation of the line "Fear is the heart of love, so I never went back" I think it actually meant that the "lady in black" who is a nun, is telling him that he needs to fear God in order to love Him. He didn't like the idea of fearing someone so they would love him so he never went back to the school. It was a Catholic school and they do teach some outlandish things.
Words can't describe how amazing these lyrics are. I'll do my best to interpret what I believe the meaning of the song is, though.
Love of mine Someday you will die But I'll be close behind I'll follow you into the dark [This shows that he is acknowledging the fact that one day his lover will die, and there is no escaping that fate which all humans face. However, he is reassuring his lover that he will follow her into death and be with her for whatever is to come.]
No blinding light Or tunnels, to gates of white Just our hands clasped so tight Waiting for the hint of a spark [This line suggests that he doesn't believe that you immediately go to Heaven after death. In Catholicism, it is believed that after death a soul goes to Purgatory where they await fate. You don't know yet if you are going to Heaven or Hell, and have to "wait" for whatever is to come, hence "waiting for the hint of a spark".]
If Heaven and Hell decide that they both are satisfied Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs If there's no one beside you when your soul embarks Then I'll follow you into the dark [This line is so beautiful. He is telling his lover that if in Purgatory it is decided that he is not fit for Heaven or Hell, he will await the fate of his lover. If she is destined the same fate as he is, hence "if there's no one beside you when your soul embarks", he will follow her to wherever it is she must go. The dark symbolizes the unknown.]
Catholic school, as vicious as Roman rule I got my knuckles bruised by a lady in black I held my tongue as she told me, son Fear is the heart of love, so I never went back [This line is about what a teacher of his said to him back when he was at school, which may or may not have inspired him to write this song. "Fear is the heart of love" means that fearing love is natural, and love can only be felt through fear. He did not believe this, and never went back to the school because the thought of what the teacher had said to him was so powerful that he did not want to go back.]
You and me have seen everything to see From Bangkok to Calgary The soles of your shoes are all worn down The time for sleep is now It's nothing to cry about Cause we'll hold each other soon The blackest of rooms [This, I believe, are the most powerful lines in the whole song. It's saying that him and his lover are near the end of their lifetime on Earth. His lover is scared, but he is reassuring her that they won't be apart for long.]
This song is just so beautiful and powerful. I hope one day to experience a love this strong.
I agree with everything except for the interpretation of the line "Fear is the heart of love, so I never went back" I think it actually meant that the "lady in black" who is a nun, is telling him that he needs to fear God in order to love Him. He didn't like the idea of fearing someone so they would love him so he never went back to the school. It was a Catholic school and they do teach some outlandish things.
I agree with everything except for the interpretation of the line "Fear is the heart of love, so I never went back" I think it actually meant that the "lady in black" who is a nun, is telling him that he needs to fear God in order to love Him. He didn't like the idea of fearing someone so they would love him so he never went back to the school. It was a Catholic school and they do teach some outlandish things.