I also did a little research on currants, and how they could possibly be applied to this song...
The only really relevant data I could gather is that there is a currant plant, native to central and south america, known as the "purple plague". It is fast-spreading, and capable of destroying entire ecosystems. This could be another metaphor for the kidnapper: both completely destroyed lives.
It also definitely seems as if the first half of the song is of the loved one speaking toward the victim of the kidnapping, and then, for the last few stanzas, shifts his attention toward the kidnapper and speaks toward HIM.
I also did a little research on currants, and how they could possibly be applied to this song...
The only really relevant data I could gather is that there is a currant plant, native to central and south america, known as the "purple plague". It is fast-spreading, and capable of destroying entire ecosystems. This could be another metaphor for the kidnapper: both completely destroyed lives.
It also definitely seems as if the first half of the song is of the loved one speaking toward the victim of the kidnapping, and then, for the last few stanzas, shifts his attention toward the kidnapper and speaks toward HIM.