I interpreted "Stolen Children" to be about a narrator's apology letter to their passed away sibling. It's about resenting a dead loved one (sibling) for being the one who gets the most attention, and using the death to exploit, and being extremely sorrowful to them once you, in hindsight, see everything you did and why clearly. The lyrics here are somewhat off here.
I think the "I'd lie" was literally about the narrator telling lies on/about the person/sibling that died after their death because they were resentful. This makes the rest of the song make the most sense and is quite emotionally complex, beautifully put, and a human TRUTH. The guilty narrator apologizes to a dead sibling for how they handled their death so grossly. Resentment, jealousy causing suicidal ideation, exploitation, survivor's guilt, entitlement, anger, self-centered sadness, contempt, and disrespect, and delusional thoughts they held for so long that were born out of sheer but complex grief. It's such a beautifully (spiritual almost) song!
I interpreted "Stolen Children" to be about a narrator's apology letter to their passed away sibling. It's about resenting a dead loved one (sibling) for being the one who gets the most attention, and using the death to exploit, and being extremely sorrowful to them once you, in hindsight, see everything you did and why clearly. The lyrics here are somewhat off here. I think the "I'd lie" was literally about the narrator telling lies on/about the person/sibling that died after their death because they were resentful. This makes the rest of the song make the most sense and is quite emotionally complex, beautifully put, and a human TRUTH. The guilty narrator apologizes to a dead sibling for how they handled their death so grossly. Resentment, jealousy causing suicidal ideation, exploitation, survivor's guilt, entitlement, anger, self-centered sadness, contempt, and disrespect, and delusional thoughts they held for so long that were born out of sheer but complex grief. It's such a beautifully (spiritual almost) song!