I think this song is about the rebellious streak that occurs in each generation and causes changes for the better:
I come in peace
From a small piece of dark
And I'm going back soon
So for now I'll make marks
Like something's sent from somewhere else to sort it all out:
I affect the state and affect the earth
And pass my spirit on again
Until it's triggered by a birth
The song seems to be mainly seems to be peasants having a hard time of it. Also the things they refer to - the plague, mining, poll tax, workhouses, happen quite far apart in history, so it's like that this spirit's done in the past to cause change.
I think this song is about the rebellious streak that occurs in each generation and causes changes for the better: I come in peace From a small piece of dark And I'm going back soon So for now I'll make marks Like something's sent from somewhere else to sort it all out: I affect the state and affect the earth And pass my spirit on again Until it's triggered by a birth
The song seems to be mainly seems to be peasants having a hard time of it. Also the things they refer to - the plague, mining, poll tax, workhouses, happen quite far apart in history, so it's like that this spirit's done in the past to cause change.