Discover the story of the song > Aventine – Agnes Obel

The protagonist is asking her partner if he will accompany her to a place called Aventine. She describes the ground as dirty and someone is grinning in the dark. Then, the protagonist's heart is being carried in the night to bury or marry a wave in the tide, and she is being carried onto the fields. The grove and plot are mentioned, and it's breaking someone's heart. The protagonist is one step ahead, and there's a trail ablaze leading to the Aventine. The chorus repeats the lines about the heart being carried in the night and being buried or married in the wave. The post-chorus simply repeats the phrase "Play it down." Overall, the lyrics seem to be about going to a place called Aventine with a romantic partner and experiencing some kind of emotional journey.