A broad incision sits across the evening
The victim to our fathers lost war
The restless children sit and mourn the graves
Of those they've never seen before
Will they be buried here among the dead?
In the silent secret

The pioneers
In dealing with it they march for dawn
Of Will and worthy
The truth be told the child was born

Man your own jackhammer
Man your battle stations
We'll have you dead pretty soon and now
Sincerely written from my brother's blood machine
Man your battle stations
We'll have you home pretty soon and now

Awake through motion with curios to curtain your first move
Over arm's length they'll break protocol
Jealous envy for the youngest one
To be the hero is all I'll ask
Can I be buried here among the dead?
With room to honor me here in the end
You'll be better off too soon
You'll be better off when you get home

The pioneers
In dealing with it they'll march for dawn
For Will and worthy
The truth be told, the child was born

Man your own jackhammer
Man your battle stations
We'll have you dead pretty soon and now
Sincerely written from my brother's blood machine
Man your battle stations
We'll have you home pretty soon and now

For you, I'd do anything
Just to make you happy
Hear you tell me that you're proud of me
For them, I'll kill anything
Cut the throats of babies for them
Break their hearts for they were them
Waiting for you to say
"I love you too"

The navigator, the pilot
Her favorite
The one they call the vision that bears the gift
The navigator, the pilot
Her favorite
The one they call the vision that bears the gift

Will, do the children really understand
The things you did to them?
And why, oh, why?
Should they conjure up the will?
For you, my love, I would kill him

We're coming home pretty soon
We're coming home

In the seventh turning hour
Will the victims shadow fall?
Should the irony grow hungry
With the victory and all they sought for
We were one among the Fence
One among the Fence

We're coming home
Man your own jackhammer
Man your battle stations
We'll have you dead pretty soon and now
Sincerely written from my brother's blood machine
Man your battle stations
We'll have you home pretty soon tonight

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this song, along with the next one, is part of a dreamy vision in which Claudio is home with Newo and Apollo, her dog, after everything happens and is telling her the story of what heppend in the past (which at this point in the timeline is the present). it may sound confusing, but it is a dreamy kind of vision thing, so when you hear the phone/comlink ring in track one and Newo Ikkin answers the phone, the ship sound is Claudio (one of Coheed and Cambria's four children) returning to her in the future and when he gets there he says hello to the the dog, and turns to Newo and says "where should i begin?" anyway, this part of the vision is trough Jesse's eyes (Coheed's brother) as he prepares to defend Coheed and Cambria's other three children, Maria, Mathew, and Josephine, who are locked in a hiding space in the floor, from an attacking army who wishes to kill Coheeds children cause they may have inherited some of his powers and could still save the universe. Jesse is a little jealous of this because he wants to be the hero. Mathew, the youngest, has some of Coheed's power (thats what that line is about). The "vision that bears the gift" is Claudio. Will is Coheed's real name. when he says the line "for you, i'd do anything,.." he is talking to Coheed. the line "for them i would kill anything.." is still to Coheed, talking about Coheed's children. the chorus is directed to the small army that Jesse has with him "man your battlestations, we'll have you home/dead pretty soon" he knows they are not likely to survive thisattack. (a quick tidbit about claudio, anytime he writes about "coming home" or "going to sleep" its almost always referring to death). the "seventh turning hour" line expresses Jesse's doubts about the upcoming battle and his ability to protect the troops and the children. great song. the actual attack comes in the next song where Jesse gets to be the hero he wanted to be.

this song, along with the next one, is part of a dreamy vision in which Claudio is home with Newo and Apollo, her dog, after everything happens and is telling her the story of what heppend in the past (which at this point in the timeline is the present). it may sound confusing, but it is a dreamy kind of vision thing, so when you hear the phone/comlink ring in track one and Newo Ikkin answers the phone, the ship sound is Claudio (one of Coheed and Cambria's four children) returning to her in the future and when he gets there he says hello to the the dog, and turns to Newo and says "where should i begin?" anyway, this part of the vision is trough Jesse's eyes (Coheed's brother) as he prepares to defend Coheed and Cambria's other three children, Maria, Mathew, and Josephine, who are locked in a hiding space in the floor, from an attacking army who wishes to kill Coheeds children cause they may have inherited some of his powers and could still save the universe. Jesse is a little jealous of this because he wants to be the hero. Mathew, the youngest, has some of Coheed's power (thats what that line is about). The "vision that bears the gift" is Claudio. Will is Coheed's real name. when he says the line "for you, i'd do anything,.." he is talking to Coheed. the line "for them i would kill anything.." is still to Coheed, talking about Coheed's children. the chorus is directed to the small army that Jesse has with him "man your battlestations, we'll have you home/dead pretty soon" he knows they are not likely to survive thisattack. (a quick tidbit about claudio, anytime he writes about "coming home" or "going to sleep" its almost always referring to death). the "seventh turning hour" line expresses Jesse's doubts about the upcoming battle and his ability to protect the troops and the children. great song. the actual attack comes in the next song where Jesse gets to be the hero he wanted to be.

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There is much debate about this track such as, “how could Claudio be calling Newo and then greet Apollo in person?” The answer is this, he is pulling the call and hang-up when they answer routine with Newo. This final time he hangs up he is right outside of her home, where he runs into Apollo. This entire album is the story Claudio is telling Apollo while sitting in Newo’s backyard.

sicboy38on October 19, 2011