the nature of desire is a theme suzanne has addressed throughout her songs. desire of the body (''caramel''), desire of the soul ("penitent" & "bound"), and spiritual desire, something not tangible, not of this world but of the world of the spirit, imagination and wonder, an interior landscape where this kind of desire might become real ("pornographer's dream").

it was so interesting that, at the berlin show, after performing "pornographer's dream", suzanne did "some journey" and "in liverpool", also songs about desire of this nature. 

suzanne's words about "pornographer's dream": "It's the deeper longing underneath it, what it is they're really longing for underneath it. The pornographer here longs for a more spiritual experience. [...] Most people want what's good, they don't want what's bad. They fall into having an addiction but I think ultimately what you're striving for is some kind of goodness and I can't help but believe in that."

it's very interesting that suzanne uses the word "addiction" here since the compulsive behavior of the pornographer can really be seen as an expression of a lack or of the means to fulfill it. as suzanne also says about this song: "It's about the idea that you are always looking for what you don't have."

"compulsion makes you listen" here as well, listen to the mystery of what's underneath it, to the longing of it. even if it's "hidden in veils, covered in silk, we're dreaming of what might be".