In the terms she speaks of, lines of descent are unalterable. You automatically belong by virtue of sharing DNA. It is an extreme alienation that yearns to belong in a lineage to which she calls to admit all species.
What or who is hollow? For the speaker, there are degrees of access and feelings of belonging. The music is haunting and suspenseful with repetition of minor chords and lyrics fading in and out of the primary voice. Rather painfully, it feels, she is seeking a global kind of belonging that is yearned for ('thread me upon this chain') but not automatically granted by species or kin membership.
In the terms she speaks of, lines of descent are unalterable. You automatically belong by virtue of sharing DNA. It is an extreme alienation that yearns to belong in a lineage to which she calls to admit all species.
What or who is hollow? For the speaker, there are degrees of access and feelings of belonging. The music is haunting and suspenseful with repetition of minor chords and lyrics fading in and out of the primary voice. Rather painfully, it feels, she is seeking a global kind of belonging that is yearned for ('thread me upon this chain') but not automatically granted by species or kin membership.