I think the song speaks of the struggles of Native American tribes & the mistreatment they've faced through our history. During the middle quiet section of the song, there's clearly a sort of "chanting" vocal in the background that sounds very Native American. I think this song is from the perspective of a descendant. Take the line "between the living & the dead we move" representing a kind of symbolic root in one's ancestral heritage, culturally moving or adapting historical events & traditions to contemporary uses. The "headdress down in the soil we own" & mentions of a burial ground could represent cultural claims to ancestral land & controversy over excavation of Native American lands and artifacts.
I think the song speaks of the struggles of Native American tribes & the mistreatment they've faced through our history. During the middle quiet section of the song, there's clearly a sort of "chanting" vocal in the background that sounds very Native American. I think this song is from the perspective of a descendant. Take the line "between the living & the dead we move" representing a kind of symbolic root in one's ancestral heritage, culturally moving or adapting historical events & traditions to contemporary uses. The "headdress down in the soil we own" & mentions of a burial ground could represent cultural claims to ancestral land & controversy over excavation of Native American lands and artifacts.