well, as much as this probably ruins the interpretation of the lyrics for others, i read in an interview that tom wrote this song after seeing a picture of a young girl in a concentration camp in nazi germany. they'd cut all of her hair off, just to dehumanise her. i'm sure that it's still possible to attatch this to a more personal relationship, but after reading that, all i ever have in my head is how frightened that poor girl must have been.
well, as much as this probably ruins the interpretation of the lyrics for others, i read in an interview that tom wrote this song after seeing a picture of a young girl in a concentration camp in nazi germany. they'd cut all of her hair off, just to dehumanise her. i'm sure that it's still possible to attatch this to a more personal relationship, but after reading that, all i ever have in my head is how frightened that poor girl must have been.