I think the song is about Circe, a goddess/ sorceress/ nymph/ enchantress etc in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of the Titan sun god Helios, and by most accounts, the ocean nymph Perse, by other accounts of Hecate, a moon and witchcraft goddess.
She lived in (relative) seclusion on the island of Aeaea. Anyone that stumbled upon the island, she would seduce, lure to her palace, and by means of herbs and incantations turn them into animals. Legend has it she would turn men into what they really were, so sometimes a lion, a bird, a pig (most famous for) etc.
To me, this song sounds like it sung from her perspective to the men she lured in (I can see through the scars inside you/ can't you see that you're lost without me?).
The thunder was probably a reference to a storm wracking ships on her island, her mother Perse, or simply foreshadowing.
It could even be from Odysseus' perspective, who turned the tables and seduced Circe in order for her to tell him how to get past the gates of the Underworld.
I think the song is about Circe, a goddess/ sorceress/ nymph/ enchantress etc in Greek mythology. She was the daughter of the Titan sun god Helios, and by most accounts, the ocean nymph Perse, by other accounts of Hecate, a moon and witchcraft goddess. She lived in (relative) seclusion on the island of Aeaea. Anyone that stumbled upon the island, she would seduce, lure to her palace, and by means of herbs and incantations turn them into animals. Legend has it she would turn men into what they really were, so sometimes a lion, a bird, a pig (most famous for) etc. To me, this song sounds like it sung from her perspective to the men she lured in (I can see through the scars inside you/ can't you see that you're lost without me?). The thunder was probably a reference to a storm wracking ships on her island, her mother Perse, or simply foreshadowing.
It could even be from Odysseus' perspective, who turned the tables and seduced Circe in order for her to tell him how to get past the gates of the Underworld.