Antony said in an interview that the album "The Crying Light" has a lot to do with his environmental concerns; this song is definitely relevant, as the Everglades in Florida is a large, unique ecosystem that is becoming increasingly altered and, essentially, destroyed by human activity. however, i think he writes all his songs to have ambiguous meanings, and narcotic use is definitely an alternate possibility, as the lyrics certainly evoke some psychedelic images, or it could be an extension of some of the feelings described in the song "epilepsy is dancing" which is earlier on the same album
Antony said in an interview that the album "The Crying Light" has a lot to do with his environmental concerns; this song is definitely relevant, as the Everglades in Florida is a large, unique ecosystem that is becoming increasingly altered and, essentially, destroyed by human activity. however, i think he writes all his songs to have ambiguous meanings, and narcotic use is definitely an alternate possibility, as the lyrics certainly evoke some psychedelic images, or it could be an extension of some of the feelings described in the song "epilepsy is dancing" which is earlier on the same album