Les Croix

The speaker looks at the many crosses found across the world, then turns inward to describe a private burden. The mood is sorrowful and grows more intense: the speaker’s cross is not something worn or seen on a road, but something carried in the mind. It is associated with a name or word that brings suffering, and repeating it feels almost unbearable.

The “cross of lead” suggests a burden that is both heavy and difficult to escape. Calling it as vast as love links pain with deep attachment: the speaker may be suffering because someone or something matters greatly. Images of catching the wind, holding back a storm, extending the evening, and hiding the day suggest an effort to contain powerful feelings or keep ordinary life at a distance. The crosses on roads, meanwhile, may represent suffering, remembrance, forgiveness, or release.

The lyrics do not explain who or what the engraved name refers to, so the source of the pain remains open. It could be a lost or troubled love, but that is not certain. The repeated phrase “my cross in my head” makes the burden feel inward and persistent, while the different kinds of crosses suggest that suffering can take many forms. Even the repeated words may offer a small kind of expression, though they do not seem to ease the pain.