I never thought of it being about a girl commiting suicide. To me it always sounded like a girl being murdered that he loved and it being unsolved. Thus - "The long broken arm of human law". Also, the domestic violence theory sounds correct too. Going from the domestic violence theory, it kind of makes sense. And the lyric of "She always had a pretty face" shows that just because someone is pretty and popular on the outside, tells nothing of their home life. Going from the suicide theory - it sounds like she wasted something very important. "It always seems such a waste". As if she was very talented, and had the ability to go far in life and wasted it.
I never thought of it being about a girl commiting suicide. To me it always sounded like a girl being murdered that he loved and it being unsolved. Thus - "The long broken arm of human law". Also, the domestic violence theory sounds correct too. Going from the domestic violence theory, it kind of makes sense. And the lyric of "She always had a pretty face" shows that just because someone is pretty and popular on the outside, tells nothing of their home life. Going from the suicide theory - it sounds like she wasted something very important. "It always seems such a waste". As if she was very talented, and had the ability to go far in life and wasted it.
Either way, beautiful song. The end.