This, to me, is about an abusive relationship viewed from the outside. The narrator and charlotte discuss this relationship in their letters but never actually act. By the end of the song the girl in the abusive relationship is dead ("her body barely visible, it was bleach white as the bed sheets. stiff as starch...") and both the narrator and charlotte know their lives will never be the same, as they will forever more have to deal with the guilt of not telling someone about their suspicions. The narrator goes as far as to blame charlotte for the whole affair "You held a gun to his head, pressed your thumbs to her throat" This quote suggesting the narrator feels charlotte ruined both their lives. Well, that's my opinion at any rate!
This, to me, is about an abusive relationship viewed from the outside. The narrator and charlotte discuss this relationship in their letters but never actually act. By the end of the song the girl in the abusive relationship is dead ("her body barely visible, it was bleach white as the bed sheets. stiff as starch...") and both the narrator and charlotte know their lives will never be the same, as they will forever more have to deal with the guilt of not telling someone about their suspicions. The narrator goes as far as to blame charlotte for the whole affair "You held a gun to his head, pressed your thumbs to her throat" This quote suggesting the narrator feels charlotte ruined both their lives. Well, that's my opinion at any rate!