| Mastodon – Oblivion Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Brann Dailor gives a good framework for the meaning behind the start of the album: "There is a paraplegic and the only way that he can go anywhere is if he astral travels. He goes out of his body, into outer space and a bit like Icarus, he goes too close to the sun, burning off the golden umbilical cord that is attached to his solar plexus." "I flew beyond the sun before it was time Burning all the gold that held me inside my shell" If you're unfamiliar with the story of Icarus, he was part of Greek mythology. In an attempt to escape Crete, Icarus flew too close to the sun, which melted his wings of wax, causing him to fall his death in the sea. In contrast, Crack the Skye begins with the character being detached from his body and strewn into space. "Now I'm lost in oblivion" |
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| Mastodon – The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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I read into the story of Rasputin and it really helps to clarify a lot of the meaning here. The lyrics deal with the planned assassination of Grigori Rasputin by Prince Felix Yusupov. "Don't stay run away He has ordered assassination The henchmen are gathered and waitin" Yusupov ordered the assassination and Rasputin was invited to the Moika Palace, where they planned to poison him ("Enemies poison deep within my second sight"). The poisoning apparently didn't work and Yusupov was forced to shoot him instead. However the story goes that he survived the initial shooting and tried to strangle Yusupov until the henchman had to shoot him three additional times. As if the poisoning and four bullets weren't enough, they tossed him into the frozen river outside. Autopsies said that it wasn't the poision or bullets that killed him, but that he had water in his lungs and drowned in the river. His arms were frozen upward from trying to escape his icy grave ("Stretching arms up high"). Bad ass. Brann Dailor's quotes help to illuminate what happens: "They put his soul inside Rasputin's body. Rasputin goes to usurp the czar and he is murdered. The two souls fly out of Rasputin's body through the crack in the sky(e)" |
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| Shadows Fall – Crushing Belial Lyrics | 21 years ago |
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in reference to the meaning of 'crushing belial', i think it may have to do with the character of belial from Milton's Paradise Lost... "Belial - One of the principal devils in Hell. Belial is an embodiment of sloth and inactivity. His eloquence and learning is great, and he is able to persuade many with his faulty reasoning." So from what i gather the song is about choosing between good and evil as the demons/angels do in Paradise Lost... "Concealed from his light. Abandon all that unifies. Been fooled so long by the lies of this unholy adversary Flee the lies" its worth looking into if you get a chance: http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/paradiselost/ |
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| Finntroll – Segersång Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| The trolls and goblins celebrate their victory over the tribe of christ with a majestic feast and songs praising the moon. This night is eternal? Beasts of the night? This darkness will never end! | |
| Finntroll – Midnattens Widunder Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| A greeting for the trollkingdom in the mountains and a threat against the children of Eve and the tribe of christ. | |
| Finntroll – Blodnatt Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| A mighty troll warrior sharpens his sword. He prepares his armour, binds his beard and tars his face. As the sun sets, he rides a giant wolf to the crusaders fortress. He slays the wrong-believers and feasts on their blood. | |
| Finntroll – Bastuvisan Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Aamund and Kettil, two men of the cloth, are bathing in a sauna. Suddenly trolls break in! They cut Aamunds ears off and beat up Kettil until the sauna explodes! | |
| Finntroll – Vätteanda Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Goblins awaken from the bowels of the earth and destroy the villages and cities of the north. Feasting on humans for the first time in thousand years, they prefer the unborn and their carrying mothers. The bodies are piled along the boundaries of the northern lands. | |
| Finntroll – Rivfader Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| A great wolf lurks in the forest and an evil fire burns between the trees. Two prophecies predicting the return of RivFader, a legendary troll-king who once ruled the northern lands. When the white serpent is seen on the arctic sky RivFader returns and shall strike down the followers of the christian plague. Hail, RivFader! | |
| Finntroll – Svartberg Lyrics | 21 years ago |
| Tells the tale of troll-kin travelling far north to their promised land. Deep under the black northern mountains lies the throne of the ancient troll-king ”RivFader”. Once united in the troll-kings court they shall surface to do battle against christianity. | |
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