This song is about a close friend of Bush frontman lead singer Gavin Rossdale who had the HIV illness, but didn't tell anyone for six months because was ashamed. When Gavin found out, he felt real bad that his friend didn't feel comfortable talking about it, and wrote this about breaking the silence.
The "cables" refer to power cables. "Letting the cables sleep" means turning off the electricity and taking a rest.
The video was directed by Joel Schumacher, who is responsible for the films The Lost Boys (1987), Flatliners (1990), Batman Forever (1995) and Batman & Robin (1997). The band had to make it on short notice and has a limited opportunity to work with Schumacher. They had to postpone their UK tour to accommodate. Gavin Rossdale spends much of the video getting intimate with Michele Hicks, who appeared in the films Mulholland Drive and Twin Falls Idaho.
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