| Clutch – (In The Wake Of) The Swollen Goat Lyrics | 13 years ago |
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I read in an interview with Neil Fallon that Blast Tyrant is partly a concept album. The Blast tyrant is kind of a dictator. The Swollen Goat is his flag ship. Wormdrink is a person. In this song, the security detail of the swollen goat is looking for Wormdrink. There is a little more to the story, but I forgot. That is not to say allegories, similes, and metaphor are not in high density. Listening to clutch a lot I realize that references to 'Black water' and tyrannical oppression is very likely what Neil wanted to mention. You have to be careful though. Not all allusions or analogues are intentional. that doesn't mean they aren't there. Some meaning can always be found in coincidences; even coincidences not intended by the author. There's a fine line between allegory and hyperbole. |
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