| Steely Dan – Godwhacker Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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It's about exactly what the title says: killing god. The first lyric is "In the Beginning," an obvious reference to Genesis (the book of the bible, not the band!) A couple of times they refer to the target with paternal words ("daddy", "poppie") meaning God the Father. "Slinky redfoot" is satan. Also, the theme of the entire album (_Everything Must Go_) is ending, so what better topic than the end of history? |
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| Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Tarkus Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I think its "the cardinal of grief" not the "coroner." It fits much better with the theme of "Mass," where all of the other characters are religious (preacher, minister, pilgrim, high priest, bishop, choir). |
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| Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Abaddin's Bolero Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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It's "Abaddon's Bolero," not "Abbidin's Bolero." "Abaddon" means either "place of destruction" or the Angel of the Abyss mentioned in Revelation 9:11. (How's that for a chapter and verse number?) My guess is that this song uses the latter meaning, where Abaddon is a being, not a place. Either way, it's not a happy connotation. Definately an awesome song. They just don't make them like this anymore. |
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| Emerson, Lake & Palmer – The Sage Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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I'm pretty sure that the last line is "our reasons are lost in our rhymes." Listen to the version on "In the Hot Seat" and it's much more clear than the one on Pictures at an Exhibition. Greg Lake's voice seems to have gotten much deeper in the 22 years between them, too. The song seems to be analogizing life to a journey that alters the traveller. At the end of the journey (old age), the singer is asking someone to be his partner. I really like the imagery in "Eroded by time's rivers...to the shapes we now posess" for what aging does to a body. |
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