| The Black Dahlia Murder – Necropolis Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| Well, it seems that Trevor often writes from the perspective of other (often fictional) people in order to raise feelings of disgust in the audience, or just to bring up certain aspects of an issue that people wouldn't necessarily think about on their own. So, even though none of them may be religious, he COULD be writing from the perspective of someone who is religious. | |
| The Black Dahlia Murder – A Selection Unnatural Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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In case anyone missed Trevor's interview on RevolverMag.com, here's the meaning of the song: "I was watching some crazy shit on birth defects on the health channel and I wanted to try to recreate the feelings of horror and repulsion that people react with when seeing these kinds of unfortunate images. “A Selection Unnatural” is meant to be a science-fiction shocker about the short life of a terribly deformed mutant of a child. From the moment he is born he is kept in labs and is regarded as a living medical marvel, poked and prodded by scientific minds wondering how such a being could come to be. How could such a thing occur in nature? Is he a human being like you and I? I was trying to find a balance between completely describing the creature and leaving a bit up to the imagination and let the listener decide exactly what it would look like. The person telling the story is meant to sound disgusted, a voice of sheer cruelty and indifference to the child’s life. He wonders what the boy’s purpose was on this earth, scoffing at his plight. The title is obviously a play on Darwin’s theory of natural selection." http://www.revolvermag.com/blackdahlia |
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| The Black Dahlia Murder – Necropolis Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| He does mention things like "O, lord, divine" and "Father, I know," but he's obviously not talking about the Christian God... I would think it's more Satanic, rather than Atheist, but he also says, "No above, no below," which means there's no heaven, AND no hell... So in a way, it's kind of confusing. | |
| The Black Dahlia Murder – Death Panorama Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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"In that very moment which life doth fade away Ejected from my human shell exempt from time or space" ^^ Seems to be about his last few seconds alive, making the transition to death. "Not in chronology but so wildly all at once An open dioramic rendition of events" ^^ Simply, his life flashing before his eyes. "What kind of man does the assembled puzzle read With soul spread open wide I calmly contemplate my destiny" ^^ The puzzle and panorama are metaphorical pictures of all of the little fragments of his life flashing before his eyes, and he's trying to determine whether or not he led a good life, and maybe in that split second he's trying to figure out where he'll end up. |
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| The Black Dahlia Murder – Black Valor Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Seems like the same subject as "Of Darkness Spawned.." An infernal army in the shadows, waiting to attack.. Cool song, agreed. :) |
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| The Black Dahlia Murder – That Which Erodes the Most Tender of Things Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| It's true, his lyrics are unbelievable. I Will Return is probably my favorite :) although they're all excellent. | |
| The Black Dahlia Murder – I Will Return Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Pretty obvious, but "Trevor has also touched on the lyrical subjects of some songs, such as 'I Will Return' being about cryogenic freezing." It seems that in the future, scientists are capable of cryogenically freezing people, so that the client's brain may be implanted into either an artificial body, or into his/her repaired body. It also seems that there are mixed feelings about this; the narrator's perspective on cryogenic freezing is positive, so I'm assuming that he's either a wealthy client, or someone involved in the business of cryonics. However, those who are against it cite religious reasons, most likely trying to reason that this newfound immortality is "playing God." This "highest form of luxury" is only available to the wealthy, and is apparently used to preserve the minds of the wise, and to weed out the weak. This seems to be in response to the declining state of humanity; maybe the rich and powerful helped develop cryonics further so that they would be able to outlive the weak- who would be destroyed in a nuclear war. |
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