To me this song is a metaphor for freedom and the unforeseen consequences of being independent.
I think the hart represents someone who has been raised and kept like a decorative pet. The crown and chain are symbols of status, that is, it's someone who is kept in a very luxurious and comfortable setting but feels trapped by the conventions and obligations that it entails. A hart is a deer that was typically hunted by the wealthy rulers of medieval England for sport. In this song I think it's used to describe a beautiful woman who is merely kept around for some rich guy's entertainment.
When she finally gets up the courage to leave this lifestyle and tries to make it on her own, she discovers it's harder than she previously thought it would be to find her place in the world, since she only knows how to be decorative and exist at the whim of someone else. She doesn't really know what to do with her independence. She ends up giving up and letting herself "be captured" again in order to return to the familiarity of her old life.
To me this song is a metaphor for freedom and the unforeseen consequences of being independent. I think the hart represents someone who has been raised and kept like a decorative pet. The crown and chain are symbols of status, that is, it's someone who is kept in a very luxurious and comfortable setting but feels trapped by the conventions and obligations that it entails. A hart is a deer that was typically hunted by the wealthy rulers of medieval England for sport. In this song I think it's used to describe a beautiful woman who is merely kept around for some rich guy's entertainment. When she finally gets up the courage to leave this lifestyle and tries to make it on her own, she discovers it's harder than she previously thought it would be to find her place in the world, since she only knows how to be decorative and exist at the whim of someone else. She doesn't really know what to do with her independence. She ends up giving up and letting herself "be captured" again in order to return to the familiarity of her old life.