We knew the world would not be the same
Few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita
Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty
And to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says
Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds
I suppose we all thought that, one way or another


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    My Interpretation

    this is Very interesting and intriguing for a song.

    Robert Oppenheimer quotes Lord Vishnu saying to the prince "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds" and now We humans, practically and logically incomparable to the Gods create a weapon which can destroy the entire world(s). There is a direct comparison between God and his apprentice Man. According to Robert Oppenheimer, they both are now the same, Destroyer of Worlds (try to look at the bigger picture here)....that's what the feeling the song is trying to capture here; the very greatest and hardest Pursuit of Man, which is to become the almighty, the all powerful form in the Universe, which is to become God himself. The word "Apotheosis" describes the song quite well.

    I may be wrong, but this is what i think of it.

    RamdasDevadigaon January 30, 2011   Link

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