I think this song is also about the transfer of power from a matriarchal Goddess worship base to a Patriarchal monotheist God base. I think the use of the past tense in, "WAS always as beautiful" is important in that Apollo and Artemis were equal and opposite. Neither was greater or more powerful than the other. Then along comes Man and it decides that Apollo is more deserving of worship than his sister and suddenly the balance is shifted. So Tori calls in the Shekhina (the Anima, or female aspect of God) to scold the Church fathers (the "predators) for using their flocks (the cubs) to gain power and wealth. Also, the Shekhina laments the loss of the soul of feminine Mystery (the "soul" of the "bow and quiver," the Virgin Huntress - Artemis, The Moon).
I think this song is also about the transfer of power from a matriarchal Goddess worship base to a Patriarchal monotheist God base. I think the use of the past tense in, "WAS always as beautiful" is important in that Apollo and Artemis were equal and opposite. Neither was greater or more powerful than the other. Then along comes Man and it decides that Apollo is more deserving of worship than his sister and suddenly the balance is shifted. So Tori calls in the Shekhina (the Anima, or female aspect of God) to scold the Church fathers (the "predators) for using their flocks (the cubs) to gain power and wealth. Also, the Shekhina laments the loss of the soul of feminine Mystery (the "soul" of the "bow and quiver," the Virgin Huntress - Artemis, The Moon).
The first verse seems to be saying that the Hunt exists the same in an LA café as it does on the Serengeti. I think this is an old female archetype sitting down with an old male archetype and re-establishing the rules of combat. The Male has transgressed. He knowingly bombed civilian targets. She's calling him to task. The "put me back in the cold" line could be a reference to being about to boil over with anger at current events. Possibly a Pele reference. And Antarctica is the coldest most desolate place on earth. If you need to cool down in a hurry...accept no substitute.