Holy Terrain

"Holy Terrain" (stylised as "holy terrain") is the third track on FKA twigs' second album, "MAGDALENE". It served as the second single, released on September 9, 2019, the track features Georgia-based artist, Future.

Background
On “holy terrain”, FKA twigs is searching for a lover who would treat her how she deserves to be loved. In search of a man who can hold his own and exude strength and confidence, FKA twigs is willing to give her all to ensure that her desire can be fulfilled.

“holy terrain” is assisted by Future, which marks the first collaboration between the two artists. In his verse, Future plays the role of FKA twigs' potential lover, a broken man who is attempting to fix himself and right his wrongs to deem himself worthy of twigs' love. The song also boasts production credits from Skrillex and Jack Antonoff.

FKA twigs teased the track on her social media on September 7, 2019, and the music video was released two days later. However, she did perform it live at her MAGDALENE show May 28, 2019 in London, which showcased plenty of unreleased material including various songs off of MAGDALENE.

The song is based on (in twigs' words)"'fuk bois.'"In an interview with i-D Magazine, FKA twigs said the following on reaching out to Future via text message:"'I wasn’t sure whether Future would even know who I am. I was like, ‘Hi, it’s Twigs. Let me know if you wanna talk about music or anything’. He texted back right away and I was like… ‘Oh my god, he’s just messaged me back!’ He’s such a sweetheart. I sent him the album and I called him up and was like, ‘Listen, Future… this is what my album’s about. It’s a really empowering, sensitive record, with a lot of feminine energy, and this song is probably the most fun track on it, but I still need lyrical content’. And he said, ‘Okay, I’ve got it’. And his verse is beautiful”, she says. “He’s just talking about his downfalls as a man; how he’s sorry and asking for healing. I love sad Future. I love when he gets emo, when he expresses himself. It’s just so beautiful when he opens up.'"

Trivia

 * This is the first ever FKA twigs' song to feature someone.