Big Exit Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Maraja 

Cover art for Big Exit lyrics by PJ Harvey

I probably would think so too, if it wasn't for these lines:

"But I want a pistol In my hand I wanna go to A different land"

The title, "Big Exit", also makes me believe it's about stepping out of the mortal world and into whatever awaits you when you have. In my opinion, a "big exit" that leads to a "different land" seems to be representing death (and life after death) way too well to be some sort of coincidence or random choice of words.