That's the first line and I wasn't sure about whether to open the song with that, because sometimes you don't want to open with the pain. But on the other hand, the song was about having faith that the thing that you really desire will come, will be there, will come forth. How else do you put it? […] It's about having faith, but it wasn't only about my daughter. It was about the album, in a sense, because I had to go into it with faith that it would come forth and that it would be there at the end, and that it wouldn't fall apart in the middle. And so it was all worth it, and that's what that song is about. It's about the process of birthing, in the literal and metaphoric sense. […] I was looking for another song - I can see why, because you really have to be careful about what information you put in. You don't want to put in really gory details - I don't anyway. I think Sinead O'Connor has one or two songs where she mentions pregnancy, but you don't want to start using words like 'trimester' or you know…so I found it really difficult to figure out what you put in and what you don't put in, and how do you show the intensity of the feeling without grossing people out. Actually, if you didn't know what the song was about, you might think it was about drugs, sex... […] It's an aggressive act, it's really hard and if you want an edgy experience - People think about having a baby and you think of the lullabies, and the teddy bears, and that's fine. That comes afterwards. But in the middle of it, it's a deep struggle. And it's as edgy as anything you'll ever experience or one will ever experience - not you personally. It's amazing that everyone has experienced it, that people are born that way. It's astonishing.
"Nine Objects of Desire: A Song by Song Conversation" - Mr. Bonzai Interview A song-by-song conversation with Mr. Bonzai, Webjockey

The object of desire is Suzanne's daughter Ruby. [Ed.]