Sorry to bust the bubble, but the song is not about abortion. At least, not to its author. Vienna herself gave a partial explanation in a live performance in 2003 ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSQbDdQbUWg ).
Vienna Teng sees Medea as a "person that lives in her head", and she wrong the song from Medea's point of view as a way of dealing with this person. She describes Medea as "not very friendly, and does not have my best interests in mind."
Accepting the author at her word, there are some aspects of the song that are open to interpretation - such as "who is the child", and "what does xxxxxxx symbolize?" Personally, I feel that the child is Vienna herself, because of how threatened she feels by Medea. At the end of the song, Medea says "Sweet reflection, knife into me." I think by saying this, Vienna is trying to kill Medea, in a manner of speaking.
Sorry to bust the bubble, but the song is not about abortion. At least, not to its author. Vienna herself gave a partial explanation in a live performance in 2003 ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSQbDdQbUWg ).
Vienna Teng sees Medea as a "person that lives in her head", and she wrong the song from Medea's point of view as a way of dealing with this person. She describes Medea as "not very friendly, and does not have my best interests in mind."
Accepting the author at her word, there are some aspects of the song that are open to interpretation - such as "who is the child", and "what does xxxxxxx symbolize?" Personally, I feel that the child is Vienna herself, because of how threatened she feels by Medea. At the end of the song, Medea says "Sweet reflection, knife into me." I think by saying this, Vienna is trying to kill Medea, in a manner of speaking.
Watch the performance.