| Marilyn Manson – 15 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
| What space1ord said is correct, but I also feel it worth noting that Levayan Satanism and atheism are not mutually exclusive. | |
| Marilyn Manson – 15 Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I have to agree with Mosama's original interpretation, that the song is about a falling away from the Christian god. That's not to say that it couldn't have been intended to have a double meaning, but I think Mosama's interpretation fits just too snugly with the lyrics to overlook. With that in mind, the song is beautiful, because it puts his career and his place in this culture war into context. Of all the religious commentary his past songs have had, this one is by far the most personal; the emotions of the song run from pain to pride to contempt. As an atheist who experienced a similar shift at an early age, this interpretation resonates strongly for me, moves me even. Nearly brings me to tears. |
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| Meshuggah – Lethargica Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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People have speculated that this song is about death, but that seems an unnecessary assessment. The thing in this song is what /causes/ death; how do we arrive at the notion therefore that it is death? Likewise time, monsters, and psychopaths have all been suggested, each one fitting a certain aspect of the song, but never all of it at once. And so I've arrived at the notion that the undoer in this song is entropy. It is the "omnicidal" bringer of death and ruin on every scale of existence. It is "pure, immaculate, clean." It's "cold" and its rise is "unconditional". In the way that it is woven into the laws and very fabric of the universe it is god like. In its approach towards universal homogeneity it is the ultimate bringing of ruin, the true "undoer of all." It is "inert." Few other possibilities explain the title as clearly. The point of maximum entropy (the end to which all things move in a closed system) is the homogeneous point at which no energy is available for work. Sounds like a lethargic state of things, doesn't it? |
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