I think one thing anybody can tell is that this, whatever else it may mean, is on one level telling the story of a witch burning, as were common in the 1500s and 1600s.
However, somebody suggested to me that this song might be inspired by the novel "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. After all, it does have the recurring line "help this blackbird" - and Kate is hardly a stranger to writing fabulous songs about fabulous novels! :D
I think one thing anybody can tell is that this, whatever else it may mean, is on one level telling the story of a witch burning, as were common in the 1500s and 1600s.
However, somebody suggested to me that this song might be inspired by the novel "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare. After all, it does have the recurring line "help this blackbird" - and Kate is hardly a stranger to writing fabulous songs about fabulous novels! :D