If any one has read Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The Scarlet Letter" they would understand the meaning of this song.
The scarlet letter is a brand and or burden that was forced onto a woman because she committed adultery, therefore she wears the letter A
The person in this song has done something that he shouldn't have and now he carries that burden.
and he doesn't want to affect his loved ones with this burden so he's going to off himself.
If any one has read Nathaniel Hawthorn's "The Scarlet Letter" they would understand the meaning of this song. The scarlet letter is a brand and or burden that was forced onto a woman because she committed adultery, therefore she wears the letter A The person in this song has done something that he shouldn't have and now he carries that burden. and he doesn't want to affect his loved ones with this burden so he's going to off himself.