This song is about the speaker commenting on global warming/the way in which humans are destructing the planet and drawing comparisons to an addictive and toxic relationship. There are references to the trees and the air in the first verse and then Marling explicitly talks about the world around her dying in the final verse.
The speaker is guilty on behalf of all humanity for 'closing her eyes' to the reality and knows that there will not be a 'next time' as this is the only world we have.
This album is a celebration of femininity and the 'her' referenced in this particular song is Mother Earth, whose screams are being ignored.
This song is about the speaker commenting on global warming/the way in which humans are destructing the planet and drawing comparisons to an addictive and toxic relationship. There are references to the trees and the air in the first verse and then Marling explicitly talks about the world around her dying in the final verse.
The speaker is guilty on behalf of all humanity for 'closing her eyes' to the reality and knows that there will not be a 'next time' as this is the only world we have.
This album is a celebration of femininity and the 'her' referenced in this particular song is Mother Earth, whose screams are being ignored.