I was reading the lyrics the other day...and to me they seem like a relationship that has ended, LJT's post was good.
Lay down
Lay down
Lay your sweet lovely on the ground
"Your sweet lovely" being your gf/bf/lover/whatever. Lay her on the ground.
Lay your love on the tracks
We're gonna break the monster's back
Lay down your treasure
Lay it down now brother
We don't have time for a jealous lover
I think the whole first verse is about letting go of your 'lover', getting past him/her.
As you enter this life
I pray you depart
With a wrinkled face
And a brand new heart
As you enter your new life without me, I hope you end it when you are old, but you have a new heart, meaning you have gotten over me.
I don't know if I can make it
I'm not easy on my knees
Here's my heart, I'll let you break it
I need some release, release, release
We need love and peace
I don't know if I cna take being without you, so it's hard for me to pray for you. I'll give you my heart, break it, so we end this relationship. We need to be released of each other. The 'love and peace' line is just the hook and it takes you away from the rest of the lyrics.
What do you think of that?