The song’s about an Independence Day, but not the kind that’s celebrated on the Fourth of July. It’s a dark tale about escaping from domestic violence from a child’s point of view, one where her mother eventually burns down their house and the daughter ends up getting sent to the county home after losing both of her parents.

What does the Fourth of July celebrate? Known now as a day of patriotism and enjoying time off from work, the Fourth of July began the journey to becoming a quintessential America