For me, this is a song about the fear of making the transition from childhood to adulthood in tact and as a person who was "raised right (correctly)." The real fear here seems to be one of not outgrowing those things which make us charmingly child-like when we are young but tragically childish when we're adults such as neediness and vanity.
When one considers how young Kate was when she wrote this song (15-20 years old?), and particularly when one compares it to the likes of so many unnameable "chanteuses" very popular today, it is really astounding in its depth and insight. Haunting, eerie, whimsical, lilting, tragic, and secretive all at once...it seems to tie into the cover photo of LIONHEART very directly. IMHO...
For me, this is a song about the fear of making the transition from childhood to adulthood in tact and as a person who was "raised right (correctly)." The real fear here seems to be one of not outgrowing those things which make us charmingly child-like when we are young but tragically childish when we're adults such as neediness and vanity.
When one considers how young Kate was when she wrote this song (15-20 years old?), and particularly when one compares it to the likes of so many unnameable "chanteuses" very popular today, it is really astounding in its depth and insight. Haunting, eerie, whimsical, lilting, tragic, and secretive all at once...it seems to tie into the cover photo of LIONHEART very directly. IMHO...