There seems to be several lyrical references to the works of Sylvia Plath with The Killing Jar being a reference to The Bell Jar by Plath. The song has the vibe and the anger that Plath expresses in her poetry about the suffocating power of male-domanted society. Also, the fakeness of her husband Ted Hughes who arguably abandoned Plath which helped lead to her deterioration and suicide.
There seems to be several lyrical references to the works of Sylvia Plath with The Killing Jar being a reference to The Bell Jar by Plath. The song has the vibe and the anger that Plath expresses in her poetry about the suffocating power of male-domanted society. Also, the fakeness of her husband Ted Hughes who arguably abandoned Plath which helped lead to her deterioration and suicide.