Magnificent song, one of my favourites on the album. I've been looking into the meaning of this one for a while, and I think imagodoc has a lot of insight on this.
The only thing I can add is that a "seventh son of a seventh son" (these lyrics are incorrect, by the way) is a lesser known myth that the seventh son of a seventh son is born with magic powers, a certain "sight" or gift, with the concept varying by location. Maybe the reference to the seventh son of a seventh son is implying that it would take "supernatural powers" to break the chains.
I also read somewhere that Roland's father used to tell them they were related to the presidents of Spain (kings of Spain) and may have elaborated a bit, but I can't seem to find it again and I don't know how credible that site was. I'd be interested in any more information on the meaning of the song, if anyone has it.
Magnificent song, one of my favourites on the album. I've been looking into the meaning of this one for a while, and I think imagodoc has a lot of insight on this.
The only thing I can add is that a "seventh son of a seventh son" (these lyrics are incorrect, by the way) is a lesser known myth that the seventh son of a seventh son is born with magic powers, a certain "sight" or gift, with the concept varying by location. Maybe the reference to the seventh son of a seventh son is implying that it would take "supernatural powers" to break the chains.
I also read somewhere that Roland's father used to tell them they were related to the presidents of Spain (kings of Spain) and may have elaborated a bit, but I can't seem to find it again and I don't know how credible that site was. I'd be interested in any more information on the meaning of the song, if anyone has it.