| Kamelot – Sacrimony (Angel of Afterlife) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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Youngblood and another writer have confirmed that Jolee, the sister, "died in the arms of both the twin brothers," and there's some clues that the brothers may actually be the same person, a schizophrenic. However, it's never been truly confirmed. Youngblood hints that the titular "silver thorn" has a literal meaning, and is a contradiction - beauty and pain, in one. I'm guessing the "silver thorn" is a knife, and may relate to Jolee's death. It's suggested that one of the brothers is good and one is not so good, as well. |
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| Kamelot – Prodigal Son (Pt. I - Funerale, Pt. II - Burden of Shame, Pt. III - The Journey) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| Oh, a quick follow up, Youngblood implied that the "Silver thorn" has a literal meaning in the album, but says it's up to the listener to determine what it is. I don't think he's referring to the name of the family being Silverthorne, but he describes silver thorn as a contradiction, that is something both beautiful and painful. I think Silverthorn is a knife; perhaps it relates to how Jolee died, or perhaps it relates to something the brothers did. | |
| Kamelot – Prodigal Son (Pt. I - Funerale, Pt. II - Burden of Shame, Pt. III - The Journey) Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I'll take a stab at this one. The song is divided into three parts, and the album concerns a family that lost a daughter named Jolee in an accident - I call the family Silverthorne but I don't think it's confirmed anywhere this is the name. In part I Funerale, the narrator (who I think represents each of the brothers of Jolee) are singing about her death, about how pure and good she was and how her loss was untimely. In part II Funerale, they dig deeper into their own feelings, expressing that they are responsible for their death, begging their mother for forgiveness, and promising to keep the dark secret their family harbors of her loss locked away "until death." In part III The Journey, things get interesting - we learn what has become of the brothers. In the earlier Veritas, it seems one of the brothers has strayed from the memory of his sister and tried to drown his grief in conquest. The Silverthornes are likely a powerful noble family, and he has decided to take control of it through less-than-noble means. Well, here in this track, it seems that his conquest did not bring him the peace he hoped for. He lives his "destined life" behind the palisade (within his castle), and even surrounded in lavish music, he weeps and can't escape from the nightmare of what he's done. The song then shifts to the other brother, "a stranger to love and affection on the run, in search of shelter in the solitude of sin." Sounds like the other brother has fled from his home and his family, perhaps turning to hedonism to try and drown his woes - alcohol and whores, perhaps. "A drifter in the dark, a soldier on the run, a constant slave under the belt of misery." Even as he flees and hides from the truth of what he's done, he is a slave, constantly beaten by the belt of misery - he can't escape the grief. The song seems to close with the refrain that explains that the love and hate you give determines the fate of those around you, and the narrator cautions that you take care, which I wonder if he's referring to what they did to Jolee, or what they did to everyone else while they grieved for her loss. Whether or not I've got it right, the point is that it seems that the song is showcasing the woes of two brothers who've lost their sister, and what terrible things they've done in their grief - whether it be the indulgence of sin or, as Veritas implies, the pursuit of power. Truly a very sad concept album, and it shows that the writer (Youngblood) really can paint an almost Shakespearean sort of tragedy, and give it to us through music. |
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| Klaus Nomi – Total Eclipse Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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That may explain the lyric "Big shots argue about what they've got" as well. Big shots as in the world's super powers, USA and Russia, arguing about which company's nuclear weapons are better, and which country itself is better. Klaus Nomi is really nailing diplomats well, and at the same time giving a sympathetic feel to us who are going to be victims when we did nothing. Although the Chemise Lacoste lyric throws me off a bit - what does he mean? Could I be wrong, and could he just be talking about society? Or maybe he's just saying that the rich and powerful don't think they can be victims just because they're so important and can afford expensive French apparel. |
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| Klaus Nomi – Total Eclipse Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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While it is criticism of society, I think it goes deeper guys. This song may have been made during the Cold War, when Russia and the USA were threatening nuclear war against each other. Perhaps Klaus is talking about how the politicians are corrupt, and that we'll all pay - that nobody can escape the destruction. That might be why he talks about getting atomized, turning into french fries, a holocaust, things blowing up, and heat - this is synonymous with a nuclear holocaust, amirite? When he says "just a slip of your lips and you're gone," I'm wondering if he's trying to describe how delicate the Cold War was, how a single slip of the lips could have inclined someone to launch their missiles and destroy the world. |
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| Klaus Nomi – After The Fall Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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I'm sorry but I think you may both be wrong. Klaus Nomi was alive during the Cold War, and I think this song and Total Eclipse (also by him) have a meaning that works together. In Total Eclipse he seems to sing about how mankind will be destroyed by the war simply due to corruption and vile human conduct. In this, however, he says there is hope - even if the selfish politicians jeopardize our existence with a nuclear war, we will live on, even if to do so we have to be irradiated freaks living in radioactive castles and air. |
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