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Coheed and Cambria – The Willing Well IV: The Final Cut Lyrics

16 years ago

these events took place just before, and during Apollo II in the graphic novel. As for its place on the album, it is a different set of emotions that Writer experiences that don’t fit into the previous song; it is a closure to his open ended greif. Finally a type of revenge. It should be noted that Claudio S. has said the child’s voice in both songs Always and Never, and The Final Cut, are of no real significance.

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Coheed and Cambria – The Willing Well III: Apollo II: The Telling Truth Lyrics

16 years ago

In the graphic novel, during this song, several events occur. Claudio, Jesse, Ambellina and their gang land on House Atlantic after getting through a lapse in the shields, according to Ryan’s plan. Jesse is immediately engaged in a fight with Mayo Detinwolf, as he had predicted, as Claudio and Ambellina run off to enter combat. Simultaneously, Writer is taken to a guillotine with angel wings and as the blade drops, he realizes he does not die. Instead, for the first time, he is certain about what he has to do. He enters the story through the Willing Well, which is what appears to be a full-length mirror that exists in both worlds. He enters the story by walking into a room in House Atlantic where Claudio and Ambellina are standing, having just killed an Onstantine Priest. Writer attacks Ambellina, and Claudio evokes his Crowing abilities to fight Writer. His attempts are in vain, and Writer has his way. After realizing his powers are useless, Claudio is forced to listen to Writer’s commands.

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Coheed and Cambria – The Willing Well II: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness Lyrics

16 years ago

As both worlds are bleeding into each other, the album takes a turn to show the perspective from both sides. The events take place in a certain sequence, but the listener/reader is also thrown back and forth between plot and disillusion to heighten the sense of disorientation that Writer feels. The Willing Well songs are all involved in the section of the graphic novel where Writer is on his way into the story, and Claudio is on his way to House Atlantic to fight with Ryan for the first time since “A Favor House Atlantic”. Writer and Character are both preparing for an upheaval; a final battle, or so they feel.

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Coheed and Cambria – The Willing Well I: Fuel for the Feeding End Lyrics

16 years ago

Just as the summary says, both Writer and Character (Claudio Kilgannon) are feeling the same uncertainty about their destinies. Writer, uncertain because he’s on his way to destroy the world he has unknowingly created to parallel his own life, begins to influence Claudio, who is simultaneously on his way to becoming the Keywork’s messiah and is still having trouble gripping the meaning of that. Though by different approaches, it becomes clear that they have the same goal: bring about the end of the Keywork. While Writer feels compelled by greif, Claudio feels compelled by fate. It becomes obvious that Claudio is a tool Writer is using as a means of destroying the story world. Because they are parallels of each other, they are experiencing the same emotions, including those for Ambellina.

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Coheed and Cambria – Mother May I Lyrics

16 years ago

This explanation ends a lot of debate about Writer’s role. As Claudio S. explains, the Character (Claudio Kilgannon) is torn by grief, hesitation, and confusion concerning his destiny. He’s tortured by visions of the Lost Souls of the Keywork being used in their afterlife for Ryan’s devious ambition to fuel the Keywork. As Claudio is thrust into new situations, he doubts his ability to handle them. Chase, the Vishual, can hear what Writer thinks and says, and tries to reassure Claudio, but he is unchanged. As Claudio S. says, he spreads out papers in front of him that spell out “God only knows,” which is significant because Writer has newly realized himself as the God of their universe. Claudio’s fate is in God, or Writer’s hands, not his own. At this point, these two parallel characters begin to collide. Though cryptic, the lyrics in this song explain the evolution of these two men’s destinies.

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Coheed and Cambria – The Lying Lies and Dirty Secrets of Miss Erica Court Lyrics

16 years ago

Although Ten Speed has only been seen/heard as saying to Writer is in regards to Ambellina, Writer has come to this conclusion on his own. The “unwritten end” refers to the fact that Writer must end the story, because it won’t happen on its own. He realizes that since the entire thing has been a reflection of his internal conflict, he must resolve it by bringing it to an end. “Believer, believe it or not, you know just when it ends and how it goes” is presumably Ten Speed telling Writer that it’s his destiny, if you will, to tie up all of the loose ends. By doing so, he will end everything, including all of the other characters’ existances.

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Coheed and Cambria – The Suffering Lyrics

16 years ago

As Claudio S. explains, this is a climax for Writer’s instability. He dwells on his past with Erica so frequently, with such intensity, that it is all he can think about. At this point in the album and the graphic novel, he has already resolved to enter the story, do what needs to be done, and move on. Still, though, he thinks about his proposal (or desire to propose) to Erica. It is consuming his entire life.

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Coheed and Cambria – Wake Up Lyrics

16 years ago

Fitting with the sporadic, dysfunctional organization of the album, even during his torment and plotting, Writer reflects on the love he had for Erica and all of the things he would’ve done for her. He dwells on the past, thinking of Erica fondly, despite his belief of her infidelity (it is unclear in the graphic novel whether or not Erica truly cheated on him). Writer has somewhat of a split personality now, half that feels guilt, loss and love, and half that feels anger, betrayal and revenge.

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Coheed and Cambria – Once Upon Your Dead Body Lyrics	16 years ago
It’s probably accurate that AP mixed up Claudio and Ambellina’s names. That means Ten Speed is continuing his campaign to convince Writer to kill Ambellina to stop his own torture, since she is the anchor to his painful lost relationship with Erica. Still, Writer resists, so Ten Speed continues. This time, Writer begins to accept the idea.

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Coheed and Cambria – Apollo I: The Writing Writer Lyrics

16 years ago

Although Writer has been ever-present in the graphic novel thus far, except for a few frames, his motive is not truly clear. He is coming to terms with his delusional agenda and begins to realize the true control he has had over his story the entire time. Until now, he thought of it independently from his life and control; he simply fostered it. Now, though, he realizes that if he created Ambellina to begin with, he’s realizing he can take her away for his own good. During this time, he justifies his actions to his conscience by dwelling on mental images of Erica cheating on him with a man who flew in by plane, though these may very well be delusions as well. The dialogue in the background of this song is Jesse, or Inferno, telling his IRObot children that he loves them and is sorry he hasn’t been much of a father, and that he already knows of his fate. While this is unclear so far in the album and the graphic novel, Apollo II will return to this point later on.

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Coheed and Cambria – Crossing the Frame Lyrics

16 years ago

This song isn’t necessarily illustrated in the graphic novel, as the album and the comic aren’t completely linear. However, Writer begins to parallel the two women in his head. Because Newo represents The Character’s (Claudio Kilgannon’s) past, Writer begins to resent both Erica and Newo, as does Claudio K. In the graphic novel, Writer and Claudio simultaneously picture a house with a light on in the upstairs window, presumably spying on their past loves, Erica and Newo, lamenting their lost relationships and convincing themselves there is no turning back.

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Coheed and Cambria – Ten Speed (Of God's Blood and Burial) Lyrics

16 years ago

Writer is shaken by his violent visions, and is becoming slightly paranoid of himself. Despite his hate for Erica, he still loves her and wishes her no harm. Ten Speed, a delusion of Writer’s that takes the form of a demon bicycle, appears to him, telling him how to alleviate his own suffering. Writer is frightened and at first tells Ten Speed to leave him alone. However, Ten Speed persists and they continue a conversation about why Writer is suffering and what must be done to stop it. Their conversation is about the Character, Claudio, and his world. In that world is Ambellina, in whom Writer has invested all of his love for Erica, keeping him attached to his failed relationship. Ten Speed tells Writer to kill her off and Writer says no because he loves her. When Ten Speed persists, Writer asks “how does that work? You’re a bicycle,” (this is the dialogue in the background of the song). Writer is still conflicted and confused as to what his story really has to do with his love life, and the agony that is consuming his life.

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Coheed and Cambria – Welcome Home Lyrics

16 years ago

This song is not about Claudio and Newo. It's about a vison the Writer has. In the vison he sees himself in this disfigured form, and a woman bound next to a grave. And the woman says ‘don’t kill me, I love you.’ and he says, ‘What do you care? You left me this way the only way my pain will end is in your suffering. Now get in the ground’ And thats the scene in the video. He, the figure Writer sees himself as, is wearing a black cloak that covers most of his face, looking similar to a reaper. Writer’s deep sadness about the end of his relationship with Erica is beginning to transform from loss to anger.

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