i can confirm that the song is about a schoolgirl who was raped by a well-respected PE teacher. when she told her parents, they didn't believe her at first because he'd taught everyone they knew! it turned out he had (or at least he was accused), then ended up going back to teaching but the kids (growing seeds) didnt believe that he'd been on holiday. his reputation was dented, so he quit. The line 'it only takes one tree to make 1000 matches, only takes 1 match to burn 1000 trees' is saying it took 1 teacher to teach 1000 kids down the years, but just 1 of those kids could dent the reputation of 1000 teachers. that is 100% genuinely true about what the song is about.
i can confirm that the song is about a schoolgirl who was raped by a well-respected PE teacher. when she told her parents, they didn't believe her at first because he'd taught everyone they knew! it turned out he had (or at least he was accused), then ended up going back to teaching but the kids (growing seeds) didnt believe that he'd been on holiday. his reputation was dented, so he quit. The line 'it only takes one tree to make 1000 matches, only takes 1 match to burn 1000 trees' is saying it took 1 teacher to teach 1000 kids down the years, but just 1 of those kids could dent the reputation of 1000 teachers. that is 100% genuinely true about what the song is about.
This sounds like a good interpretation but how do you know that is "100% genuinely true"? Have you talked to Kelly Jones yourself?
This sounds like a good interpretation but how do you know that is "100% genuinely true"? Have you talked to Kelly Jones yourself?