This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Lo! Death has reared himself a throne
In a strange city lying alone
Lo! a strange town, lying alone
Death has reared himself a throne
Far down in the west
Where the good, bad, worst, and the best have gone to their eternal rest
There, shrine and towers:
Death has reared himself a throne
Time eaten-towers that tremble not
Resemble nothing, nothing that is ours
Down, down in that town, shall settle hence:
Hell, rising from its throne, no earthly moans,
Shall do it reverence
No rays from heaven coming down
On the long night-time of that town
But light from the lurid sea
Streams up the turrets silently
Gleams up the pinnacles far and free
Up domes, up spires, up kingly halls,
Up fanes, up Babylon-like walls
No swellings tell that winds may be
Upon some far-off happy seas
No heavings hint that winds have been
On seas less hideously serene
But lo, a stir is in the air!
The wave - there is a movement there!
As if the towes had thrust aside,
In slightly sinking, the dull tide;
Aquiescently beneath the sky
The melancholy waters lie
The waves have now a redder glow
The hours are breathing faint and low
And when, amid no earthly moans
Down, down in the town shall settle hence,
Hell, rising from a thousand thrones,
Shall do it reverence
Down, down in that town, shall settle hence:
Hell, rising from its throne, no earthly moans,
Shall do it reverence
Three opens fanes and gaping graves
Yawn level with the luminous waves
But not the riches there that lie
In each idol's diamond eye
Not the gaily-jewelled dead
Tempt the waters from their bed
So blend the turrets, shadows there
That all seem pendulous in air
While from a tower in the town
Death looks down
But lo, a stir is in the air!
The waves have now a redder glow
The hours are breathing faint and low
And when amid no earthly moans,
Down, down in that town shall settle hence:
Hell, rising from a thousand thrones,
Shall do it reverence
Far down within the dim West
Where the good and the band and
The worst and the best
Have gone to their eternal rest
Waves have now
A red glow
Hours breathe low
No men moan
In a strange city lying alone
Lo! a strange town, lying alone
Death has reared himself a throne
Far down in the west
Where the good, bad, worst, and the best have gone to their eternal rest
There, shrine and towers:
Death has reared himself a throne
Time eaten-towers that tremble not
Resemble nothing, nothing that is ours
Down, down in that town, shall settle hence:
Hell, rising from its throne, no earthly moans,
Shall do it reverence
No rays from heaven coming down
On the long night-time of that town
But light from the lurid sea
Streams up the turrets silently
Gleams up the pinnacles far and free
Up domes, up spires, up kingly halls,
Up fanes, up Babylon-like walls
No swellings tell that winds may be
Upon some far-off happy seas
No heavings hint that winds have been
On seas less hideously serene
But lo, a stir is in the air!
The wave - there is a movement there!
As if the towes had thrust aside,
In slightly sinking, the dull tide;
Aquiescently beneath the sky
The melancholy waters lie
The waves have now a redder glow
The hours are breathing faint and low
And when, amid no earthly moans
Down, down in the town shall settle hence,
Hell, rising from a thousand thrones,
Shall do it reverence
Down, down in that town, shall settle hence:
Hell, rising from its throne, no earthly moans,
Shall do it reverence
Three opens fanes and gaping graves
Yawn level with the luminous waves
But not the riches there that lie
In each idol's diamond eye
Not the gaily-jewelled dead
Tempt the waters from their bed
So blend the turrets, shadows there
That all seem pendulous in air
While from a tower in the town
Death looks down
But lo, a stir is in the air!
The waves have now a redder glow
The hours are breathing faint and low
And when amid no earthly moans,
Down, down in that town shall settle hence:
Hell, rising from a thousand thrones,
Shall do it reverence
Far down within the dim West
Where the good and the band and
The worst and the best
Have gone to their eternal rest
Waves have now
A red glow
Hours breathe low
No men moan
Lyrics submitted by TheImpalerTMX
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