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A modern reading could conclude that the song is rapey, yeah. Originally it's about a woman who wants to stay but knows that society would judge her for it. The man is sensitive to this and suggests legitimate excuses. But that context isn't readily remembered by everyone, since most people who lived in that time are dead or dying. So of course people hearing it today would associate it with a bit more rapey tones. That's why it's good to talk about it, so people grow informed and their reading can become more nuanced.
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