Malleus Maleficarum

“And hire a priest to come and exorcise my demons”

Angela & Uncle Jerry reference the Malleus Maleficarum (1486), the 'hammer of witches', in connection with the black dog tradition. Uncle Jerry notes that one element of the Malleus involves torturing witches to drive out their black dog, a spirit of evil. This connects to the song's bridge where the speaker wants to hire a priest to exorcise her demons.