Lyric discussion by gleestar 

Cover art for Tailor lyrics by Anaïs Mitchell

I've always seen this song as someone who's talking about how their definition of themself comes from the one attached by others. in this case a partner, or a parent or a male figure of some description. Who ever he says she is, she beieves and now that she's gone she's left with no idea of who she is anymore, her identity lost without him.

My Interpretation