At the Oct. 15 show in Chicago where Ben premiered this song he explained that it is about the early 1900s, before child labor laws had come into existence and relieved children of hard labor. According to Ben it is meant to convey the hopelessness and horror that accompanied that period in American history, and serve as a warning to the future about the need to protect children.
At the Oct. 15 show in Chicago where Ben premiered this song he explained that it is about the early 1900s, before child labor laws had come into existence and relieved children of hard labor. According to Ben it is meant to convey the hopelessness and horror that accompanied that period in American history, and serve as a warning to the future about the need to protect children.