Lyric discussion by the-drapery-falls 

Cover art for Reverie/Harlequin Forest lyrics by Opeth

i think being a part of the whole concept or theme, that this song is about the people of his town chasing him away, he has the hounds attacking him, but he escapes, but not with out being injured

i think later on, hes urged to kill, again, or to kill himself, but im pretty sure that its someone else, maybe the person that sent him to exile

then he goes back to the town and burns it

im more than likley wrong, im just the first to offer and explination for this song