Lyric discussion by divachem 

Cover art for Agnus Dei lyrics by Rufus Wainwright

Whenever I hear this song, I think of suicide. The creaking at the beginning sounds like someone swinging from the rafters; the music sounds like a Requiem Mass.

Rufus's sexuality is probably influencing my interpretation of the song, but, to me, at the key change, it sounds like the dead's soul rising to meet the gay Messiah. Continuity rules!