it's about voodoo possession. being possessed by the spiritis of ancestors with a dark past of slavery and/or incest, or simply seeing the possession as dark and devilish and similar to rape, but in the end accepting it and letting go. the line "If I catch you breathing" it's sung in a completely different voice: I believe that's the spirit talking.
it's about voodoo possession. being possessed by the spiritis of ancestors with a dark past of slavery and/or incest, or simply seeing the possession as dark and devilish and similar to rape, but in the end accepting it and letting go. the line "If I catch you breathing" it's sung in a completely different voice: I believe that's the spirit talking.
see also the faint's i disappear: same subject.