And in this song, this woman is being persecuted by the witch hunter and a whole jury, although she’s committed no crime and they’re trying to push her under the water to see if she’ll sink or float.” In a way it’s very sexist behaviour and I feel that female intuition and instincts are very strong and are still put down really. “I think it’s very interesting the concept of witch hunting, and the fear of women’s power. Later in the album, Waking the Witch is inspired by Kate’s interest in witch hunting and how she believes the practice is rooted in sexism…
Because in a way it’s so much more powerful asking God to make a deal with you.” And then I thought well no, why not a deal with God. “I was trying to say that really a man and a woman can’t understand each other because we are a man and a woman, and if we could actually swap each other's roles, if we could actually be in each other's place for a while, I think we’d both be very surprised and I think it would lead to a greater understanding and really the only way I could think it could be done is either, you know, a deal with the devil. I find this really horrific, these are all my own personal worst nightmares put into song.” “Now this poor sod has been in the water for hours, they’ve been witch hunted and everything and suddenly they’re at home in spirit, seeing their loved one waiting for them to get home… but there’s no way that you can actually communicate, they can’t see you, they can’t hear you. And the end of it, it’s the idea of seeing themselves under the frozen ice in the river, so we’re talking real nightmare stuff here.”Īnd in Watching You Without Me, Kate describes someone seeing their loved ones at home but not being able to communicate with them at all - when discussing the second side of the album, she says they’re her own personal nightmares put into song… “Again it’s very lonely, it’s terribly lonely, they are all alone on this frozen lake. Under Ice, as the title would suggest, is about the protagonist seeing themselves trapped in frozen water.
In true Kate Bush style, her skill for storytelling is showcased across the album to bring the nightmare themes to life - from witch hunting to being trapped underwater.
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