This song is about a man who gets married early in age. He thought it was a good idea, until his wife started having children. There were three, Isaiah, Charlotte, and Dawn, but the fourth died during child birth, also killing the mother. This widower would rather live a life of freedom and devises to kill his children. Dawn was fed foxglove (a poisonous flower) and then buried her; Dawn was drowned in the bath. Isaiah tried to fight back, but was punished for doing so by being burnt. The narrator then goes on to tell how he is now "a free man". His actions never struck him as odd or something to feel guilty for.
This song is about a man who gets married early in age. He thought it was a good idea, until his wife started having children. There were three, Isaiah, Charlotte, and Dawn, but the fourth died during child birth, also killing the mother. This widower would rather live a life of freedom and devises to kill his children. Dawn was fed foxglove (a poisonous flower) and then buried her; Dawn was drowned in the bath. Isaiah tried to fight back, but was punished for doing so by being burnt. The narrator then goes on to tell how he is now "a free man". His actions never struck him as odd or something to feel guilty for.