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That is a wonderful interpretation! I didn't know the zen saying about chopping wood/carrying water. That's really neat. I think your interpretation of the song makes so much sense. Artists always have a hard time balancing their "calling" and family/home. It is very difficult to be in a relationship with someone who is trying to make their life in the arts, and worse, someone who feels compelled and driven to by forces beyond their control. Doves represent peace, so it's an apt symbol for the calm and quiet of a "normal" life.

This is actually the song that roped me in. Only Skin was the one I had a visceral, almost violent, reaction to, but Sawdust and Diamonds made my ears perk up. I'd never heard anything like it before, and though her voice was still irking me, I was massively intrigued. It became a fast favorite. Watching her play this live is absolutely mesmerizing. I saw it at my first show in Milwaukee and was utterly mesmerized (as were the astonished orchestra musicians behind her!).