Is this song being written from the perspective of a tree about to be felled? It sounds pretty wacky, but put the lyrics together: the singer is waiting to be killed with a saw, he's been marked with paint and has conifer blood. I'd agree with Coow's interpretation, largely, except that it seems more about nature itself swearing revenge (by means of wasp, nuthatch and crossbill) than about Native Americans.
Is this song being written from the perspective of a tree about to be felled? It sounds pretty wacky, but put the lyrics together: the singer is waiting to be killed with a saw, he's been marked with paint and has conifer blood. I'd agree with Coow's interpretation, largely, except that it seems more about nature itself swearing revenge (by means of wasp, nuthatch and crossbill) than about Native Americans.