‘Thalheim is a place in Germany,’ states David Sylvian factually on the promotional interview cd that was provided to journalists when Dead Bees on a Cake was at last released by Virgin. ‘A place where another famous Indian saint lives and receives people from around the world. I visited her there and the song touches upon that and my relationship with her.
‘It’s also about my relationship with my wife. It works on a whole series of levels. It’s another love song, coming out of a very difficult period in my life and this is talking about redemption through love.’
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