On the Bound Lyrics

Lyric discussion by catherheath 

Cover art for On the Bound lyrics by Fiona Apple

I believe the key to this song is "maybe some faith would do me good". The song is about the fact that she is a pessimist and always thinks the worst and even when she finds something or someone good she can't completely be happy because she's always expecting it to go bad eventually. It's about the fear that things will always turn out bad for her.