Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary of Magdala.

The song is a haunting and beautiful tale that tells the story of Mary, a young woman who was crucified for her beliefs. The song is written from the perspective of Mary's ghost, who is freed from her earthly body after death. The ghost tells the story of Mary's life, how she was unfairly persecuted, and how she eventually died.

“It might mean Mary Magdalene, the proclaimed whore who might have been the wife of Jesus – just as a symbol for someone who came off as one thing but actually had other intentions and did something else. Someone who’s miscredited.”