A man lay in bed very sick, feeling as though he is dying. His fever breaks, but he lays unconscious and we see the majority of the song describing the dream/nightmare he has where he is alone in the woods, longing for someone he has lost.
The fox is his subconscious mind's interpretation of himself. As he nears the point where he was going to end the fox's suffering, the prospect of the unknown or some other fearful feelings scare him off. He's too cowardly to die, though he still misses the love who he is grieving for.
A man lay in bed very sick, feeling as though he is dying. His fever breaks, but he lays unconscious and we see the majority of the song describing the dream/nightmare he has where he is alone in the woods, longing for someone he has lost.
The fox is his subconscious mind's interpretation of himself. As he nears the point where he was going to end the fox's suffering, the prospect of the unknown or some other fearful feelings scare him off. He's too cowardly to die, though he still misses the love who he is grieving for.