This song depicts a ritual human sacrifice from the victim's perspective. She is given (drugged?) wine, ritually cleansed ("You wash my tears away") and illuminated by bonfires, which are "roaring with the wind." "This is what I give" -- her life; "there is life within" - promise of an afterlife.
This song depicts a ritual human sacrifice from the victim's perspective. She is given (drugged?) wine, ritually cleansed ("You wash my tears away") and illuminated by bonfires, which are "roaring with the wind." "This is what I give" -- her life; "there is life within" - promise of an afterlife.