The subtitle (as well as the bulk of the song) is a reference to The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. An adult says to the narrator as a child, "Why should I be frightened of a hat?" -- he fails to understand that it's not a drawing of a hat, but of a giant boa constrictor digesting an elephant. I think this song is about yearning to regain a childlike imagination.
The subtitle (as well as the bulk of the song) is a reference to The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. An adult says to the narrator as a child, "Why should I be frightened of a hat?" -- he fails to understand that it's not a drawing of a hat, but of a giant boa constrictor digesting an elephant. I think this song is about yearning to regain a childlike imagination.