I recall reading somewhere that this song was based on the Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. In the story, the emperor believed he was wearing magnificent looking robes, but in reality he was completely naked. However, none of his aides dared to point it out to the emperor, because the tailor who "made" the robes for the emperor claimed that whoever couldn't see the robes were considered incompetent at their jobs. Hence, no-one dared to point out the fact that the emperor was naked to avoid being fired from their jobs. However, some young kids who didn't know the significance of the "robes" pointed out that the emperor was completely naked, and had been all this time.
Similarly, in this song, the young children (the "wolves") point out that the tyrant queen in the song is actually naked. However, the queen is scared of this, since she knows of a prophecy which states that the "wolves" (the young children) who cannot see the robes will end up dethroning the queen. Hence, when the children point out that the queen is naked, she demands for the wolves to be executed (This is the day when the wolves die young/They'll never see a new midnight sun) to avoid them fulfilling the prophecy and taking over her throne (I'm going to make sure the prophecy is undone).
So as you can see, although the song sounds really bright and cheery, it's actually anything but.
I recall reading somewhere that this song was based on the Emperor's New Clothes by Hans Christian Andersen. In the story, the emperor believed he was wearing magnificent looking robes, but in reality he was completely naked. However, none of his aides dared to point it out to the emperor, because the tailor who "made" the robes for the emperor claimed that whoever couldn't see the robes were considered incompetent at their jobs. Hence, no-one dared to point out the fact that the emperor was naked to avoid being fired from their jobs. However, some young kids who didn't know the significance of the "robes" pointed out that the emperor was completely naked, and had been all this time.
Similarly, in this song, the young children (the "wolves") point out that the tyrant queen in the song is actually naked. However, the queen is scared of this, since she knows of a prophecy which states that the "wolves" (the young children) who cannot see the robes will end up dethroning the queen. Hence, when the children point out that the queen is naked, she demands for the wolves to be executed (This is the day when the wolves die young/They'll never see a new midnight sun) to avoid them fulfilling the prophecy and taking over her throne (I'm going to make sure the prophecy is undone).
So as you can see, although the song sounds really bright and cheery, it's actually anything but.