Of course, the song is multi-layered.
Other interpretations concern… The yearning for freedom from neurotic patterns… How our present fears/neuroses have their roots in childhood fears… And how unsuccessful resolutions (‘I’ve always been a coward’) make the cycle of adulthood commitments and challenges more trying & difficult to deal with (‘and I don't know what's good for me’).
The young Kate Bush wanted to be a psychiatrist. Instead, she became a brilliant song-writer!
Of course, the song is multi-layered. Other interpretations concern… The yearning for freedom from neurotic patterns… How our present fears/neuroses have their roots in childhood fears… And how unsuccessful resolutions (‘I’ve always been a coward’) make the cycle of adulthood commitments and challenges more trying & difficult to deal with (‘and I don't know what's good for me’). The young Kate Bush wanted to be a psychiatrist. Instead, she became a brilliant song-writer!