Rock critic Robert Christgau said the song, "re-created all the paradoxical distances inherent in erotic love with a power worthy of Yeats, yet could also be interpreted as a cocaine song." This is a reference to the first stanza, which includes, "When the wind blows and the rain feels cold, With a head full of snow".
Robert Christgau, a music critic, stated that the song powerfully captured the paradoxical nature of erotic love, comparable to Yeats' work. However, it could also be interpreted as a song about cocaine use. This is based on the first stanza, which includes lines like "When the wind blows and the rain feels cold, With a head full of snow".