Lyric discussion by meg; 

Cover art for The Curse of Millhaven lyrics by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

happybecause - i thought exactly the same thing the first time i heard this song. i agree, it feels like she speeding up the inevitable by killing the people - "it's going to happen anyway, right?" xdvr and sam walton - yeah, i definitely see a connection between this song and 'henry lee'. but if it is the same girl, she must have been released from the asylum some years later, seemingly 'normal'. but when 'henry lee' happened, this 'thirst' for murder resurfaced.