| Killing Joke – The Death And Resurrection Show Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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The song, in my opinion, is about shamanism and I believe it may even be about the book called "The death and resurrection show: From Shaman to Superstar". The book talks about how shamanism being the oldest religion, known to us, affects every recent religion and now show business. I think that's the point that's being thrown across. Music/show business has in itself become a religion. Shamanism has been in existence since we were in our primitive forms. This song even mentions possession in how he calls out to the "mother of liberty", a tradition that religions like voodoo still have because they are still closely linked to shamanism. Possession actually originated from humans believing they've been possessed by a higher power and is how we've changed from "man the animal" to "man the human". Even the drums mentioned point towards shamanism. In voodoo they pay special attention to the drums and the spaces "between each beat" because these were known to be portals into the underworld and helped in possession. Even the way the beat (although it's 4/4) is grouped into 3's is arguably taken from voodoo because the groupings of three in drumming is sacred to them. If anyone reads the book "The death and Resurrection show" you'll notice that chapter two: "Shamanism the Old Religion" says the exact same thing that are found in these lyrics: Everything im taught, amounts to nought Everything I learn, the fire shall burn Notions of myself that i'm not Who ever I was is now lost I found a paragraph that mentions exactly this in how we've lost the root we had in this religion ages ago. There is even a quote that says: "In order to arrive at what you are not You must go through the way in which you are not" Sound familiar? All I'm saying is that the idea doesn't seem that original but the song does make a good point. I believe that if you really want to understand the song you should read the book and the lyrics will become as clear as water. |
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