For those of you looking this up today and want something more up to date than 14 year old guesses, PJ Harvey did an interview where she explained that the song is about a fictional woman who gives birth to a girl down by the water and drowns it. So... There you go.
For those of you looking this up today and want something more up to date than 14 year old guesses, PJ Harvey did an interview where she explained that the song is about a fictional woman who gives birth to a girl down by the water and drowns it. So... There you go.