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Apr 22nd 2014!⃝Here is what it might be about:
It's a human sign
When things go wrong:
When the scent of her lingers
And temptation's strong,
|| It's normal to be tempted by an opportunity
|| outside of a committed relationship.
Into the boundary
Of each married man
Sweet deceit comes calling
And negativity lands.
|| And when this happens, it's easy to see
|| what's wrong with your primary relationship
|| by comparison to the new opportunity.
Cold, cold heart,
Hard done by you...
|| Life with "you" (the singer's spouse) has
|| not been easy, and has made the singer's heart
|| "cold." For a moment, he is blaming his spouse
|| for the temptation of another...
Some things look better baby,
Just passing through.
|| But he knows the third person only looks so good
|| because the relationship will be transient.
And it's no sacrifice,
Just a simple word.
|| The simple word is "No"; and it is, of course,
|| a sacrifice, though one that must be made.
It's two hearts living
In two separate worlds.
|| The spouse will never know or understand what
|| the singer gives up. (Presumably the reverse
|| is true as well.)
||
|| Also, the "outsider" and the singer live
|| in two separate worlds, as she (or he)
|| cannot be a part of the life the singer has
|| with his spouse.
But it's no sacrifice,
No sacrifice,
It's no sacrifice at all.
|| The singer can't speak of the sacrifice...
|| all one can say to the person one loves is that
|| fidelity is no sacrifice, even though it's not true.
Mutual misunderstanding
After the fact:
Sensitivity builds a prison
In the final act.
|| (This one is difficult to explain...)
||
|| Being "sensitive" --- being aware that something is
|| going on --- can trap one in a position where it is
|| difficult to do what is best. Some things cannot be
|| discussed or understood, only accepted and forgiven.
We lose direction,
No stone unturned.
|| In the process of analyzing every detail and confronting
|| everything that has happened (or might have happened),
|| we forget about what really matters.
No tears to damn you
When jealousy burns.
|| (I think here the singer's spouse has become aware
|| of the real or potential affair and will not be
|| consoled by the singer's insistence that he has
|| rejected the possibility and it is "no sacrifice";
|| she undoubtedly understands that he is not without
|| regret.)
||
|| Jealousy can blind one to what is best;
|| your tears would tell you what was right
|| if they weren't suppressed by anger.
