I had the same experience of listening to this song and finding myself in tears. She had an excellent story to work with in this poem, I am so moved by a woman who would kill herself to give her love a chance, and I felt wrenched when they shot him on the highway, "down like a dog on the highway." He was everything to her, worth her life, and yet to the king's men he was hardly even human. Just someone to be disposed of. Story is tragic, but I can't help but feel a little longing for that kind of devotion, what a powerful love.
@Skybluepoet During that period of time. It did not matter your crime. If you eluded capture. You would most likely be shot down like a dog, but on rare occasions, especially if you were notorious, they would take you to London in chains and execute you publicly.
@Skybluepoet During that period of time. It did not matter your crime. If you eluded capture. You would most likely be shot down like a dog, but on rare occasions, especially if you were notorious, they would take you to London in chains and execute you publicly.
I had the same experience of listening to this song and finding myself in tears. She had an excellent story to work with in this poem, I am so moved by a woman who would kill herself to give her love a chance, and I felt wrenched when they shot him on the highway, "down like a dog on the highway." He was everything to her, worth her life, and yet to the king's men he was hardly even human. Just someone to be disposed of. Story is tragic, but I can't help but feel a little longing for that kind of devotion, what a powerful love.
@Skybluepoet During that period of time. It did not matter your crime. If you eluded capture. You would most likely be shot down like a dog, but on rare occasions, especially if you were notorious, they would take you to London in chains and execute you publicly.
@Skybluepoet During that period of time. It did not matter your crime. If you eluded capture. You would most likely be shot down like a dog, but on rare occasions, especially if you were notorious, they would take you to London in chains and execute you publicly.