Sounds like it is about sexual abuse (as many songs on HCE are, including the title). There are also undertones of a mother's denial. Filigree circles sounds like something a young girl would not usually have unless they were being groomed by someone who sees them as their intimate. It is too fine of jewelry for a young wrist. The cycle of abuse ("it's only the start") and the way abuse follows someone their entire life.
Sounds like it is about sexual abuse (as many songs on HCE are, including the title). There are also undertones of a mother's denial. Filigree circles sounds like something a young girl would not usually have unless they were being groomed by someone who sees them as their intimate. It is too fine of jewelry for a young wrist. The cycle of abuse ("it's only the start") and the way abuse follows someone their entire life.