Maybe it's just me... but I don't get this song, or any of PoS, to be honest. It bores me to tears. I don't hear this supposed "emotion" that everyone raves about. I just hear weirdness.
Granted, the first Opeth song I heard was Face of Melinda, and it bored me to tears, too. But now Opeth is my second favorite band. So who knows...
I guess it's just preference. Cuz I sense sooo much emotion in all their songs. Try Second Love and Ashes. And for another good newer song try No Way.