the flame deluge is waiting in the wings
the smallest thread holds back the second flood
the flame deluge is waiting in the wings
the smallest thread holds back the second flood
i don't want too much on biblical allusions; christian or not, people will continue to make biblical references because of how deeply the bible is engrained in american culture. i feel dustin's lyrics transcend christianity and are therefore more human. the study of faith/myth and history should bring us closer to our reality rather than serve as the escape from. so, with further ado ...
i don't want too much on biblical allusions; christian or not, people will continue to make biblical references because of how deeply the bible is engrained in american culture. i feel dustin's lyrics transcend christianity and are therefore more human. the study of faith/myth and history should bring us closer to our reality rather than serve as the escape from. so, with further ado ...
the album was written during a very unstable time, bush was talking about taking iran, israel did its thing on lebanon, and europe developed a profound hatred for the united states to white bush responded by attempting to build military instalations in central europe (poland, lithuania, czech republic) -- so here's your smallest thread holding back the second flood. we were damn close to a major war and few of us even took heed.
the first flood being the assassination of franz ferdinand, which spawned ww1, and continued through to the bolshevic revolution in russia and later ww2. i love the last two lines, its a beautiful slap in the face to our world leaders revealing their true megalomanic nature
(quoted from an interview with Thrice)
“The Fire sonnet deals with fire being resentful and ashamed of the way that it’s been used in destruction and war".
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smallest thread = social tension of the times.
smallest thread = social tension of the times.
the flame deluge is waiting in the wings the smallest thread holds back the second flood
the flame deluge is waiting in the wings the smallest thread holds back the second flood
i don't want too much on biblical allusions; christian or not, people will continue to make biblical references because of how deeply the bible is engrained in american culture. i feel dustin's lyrics transcend christianity and are therefore more human. the study of faith/myth and history should bring us closer to our reality rather than serve as the escape from. so, with further ado ...
i don't want too much on biblical allusions; christian or not, people will continue to make biblical references because of how deeply the bible is engrained in american culture. i feel dustin's lyrics transcend christianity and are therefore more human. the study of faith/myth and history should bring us closer to our reality rather than serve as the escape from. so, with further ado ...
the album was written during a very unstable time, bush was talking about taking iran, israel did its thing on lebanon, and europe developed a profound hatred for the united states to white bush responded by attempting to build military instalations in central europe (poland, lithuania, czech republic) -- so here's your smallest thread holding back the second flood. we were damn close to a major war and few of us even took heed.
the first flood being the assassination of franz ferdinand, which spawned ww1, and continued through to the bolshevic revolution in russia and later ww2. i love the last two lines, its a beautiful slap in the face to our world leaders revealing their true megalomanic nature