Lyric discussion by JuliSimm 

Cover art for The Child Is Gone lyrics by Fiona Apple

maybe i'm wrong but i think in a way it's about losing your virginity? "darling give me your absence tonight" she talks about white, which symbolizes chastity... "no kind of loving can make this alright" i dunno, i could be wrong. i'm sure it has many levels of meaning... just my take on in.