| The Mars Volta – Luciforms Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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I also did a little research on currants, and how they could possibly be applied to this song... The only really relevant data I could gather is that there is a currant plant, native to central and south america, known as the "purple plague". It is fast-spreading, and capable of destroying entire ecosystems. This could be another metaphor for the kidnapper: both completely destroyed lives. It also definitely seems as if the first half of the song is of the loved one speaking toward the victim of the kidnapping, and then, for the last few stanzas, shifts his attention toward the kidnapper and speaks toward HIM. |
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| The Mars Volta – Luciforms Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Nice work kantieb. I'm going to build off of your post, if I may. A "Gordian Knot" was a part of Mediterranean(?) folklore concerning Alexander the Great... In the story, it was said that whoever could untie the knot would rule all of the known world. Alexander the Great, however, couldn't (or lacked the patience to) untie it, and cut it in two. If you guys are familiar with the history concerning Alexander the Great, I'm sure you can figure out the rest (Hint: he got fucked up). So, when Cedric writes about "Gordian knots in the powerlines", it seems to me as if the troubled parent or loved one of the one who was kidnapped was so extremely desperate to, as you put it, seek revenge, that he/she would put aside all rational thought and rashly cut the "Gordian Knot" in two, even though it would be the death of him/her (citing Alexander the Great's downfall, and of course, powerlines - im sure trying to cut a powerline in two would probably be the last thing one would do). |
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