To me, this song is about an abusive home. That's just the first thing that came to my mind.
I think that it's telling the tale of this "little bird", which can actually be interpreted as Imogen, or a child that she is talking to about the situation, or just some other observer. The whole story is talking about how everything looks beautiful and fine on the outside of the home, but things are bad on the inside, eventually leading to the observer having to stop watching, or the child dying, or the family moving, etc..
To me, this song is about an abusive home. That's just the first thing that came to my mind.
I think that it's telling the tale of this "little bird", which can actually be interpreted as Imogen, or a child that she is talking to about the situation, or just some other observer. The whole story is talking about how everything looks beautiful and fine on the outside of the home, but things are bad on the inside, eventually leading to the observer having to stop watching, or the child dying, or the family moving, etc..