| Protest the Hero – I Am Dmitri Karamazov and the World Is My Father Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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Also, The lines concerning the military reflect the fact that Dmitri was a former officer in the Russian army. The line - "A pound of nuts is simply not enough to keep my rage at bay" is a reference to a rather obscure story told near the end of the novel about how Dmitri received a pound of nuts from a local doctor was incredibly thankful and grateful for the gift, as no one had ever really given him anything as a child - he was forgotten by his father and raised by his father's servant. Basically, the song makes numerous references to the novel, some more obscure than others. Kezia owns this though. |
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| Protest the Hero – I Am Dmitri Karamazov and the World Is My Father Lyrics | 18 years ago |
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No, roadtrippin doesn't pretty much have it down... Dmitri Karamazov is one of the three titular brothers in Fyodor Dostoevsky's famous novel "The Brothers Karamazov". Dmitri is not the son of Fyodor Dostoevsky, given that Dmitri is a fictional character. The Patriarch, the father of the three brothers is Fyodor Karamazov (see how the last names match up?) The "where is my mother" lyrics tie in the fact that Dmitri Karamazov's mother left Fyodor shortly after giving birth to him, and Dmitri was abandoned at around the age of 3 by his father. Therefore the lines reflect the fact that Dmitri never really knew his mother. The "broken bottles of brandy" lyric is significant in that one of the novel's chapters is named "Over the Brandy", in which two of the novel's characters debate the existence of God over brandy, hence "abstract views through broken bottles of brandy" The lyrics of the song also tie in Dmitri's sensuality (one of his main character traits) - "my life enslaved by passions" Most importantly though are the final lyrics - "though I didn't kill you, like you tried to do to me, I'm just as guilty". Though Dmitri did not kill his father in the novel, he is in part guilty, as are the other brothers (in different ways). One of the main themes of the novel is universal guilt, etc. Fantastic novel, slightly long though at 800 some pages |
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