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I took a slide, slipping down a staircase
A Piranesian dream
My senses reeled, distorted about the darkness
A lit my way with a scream
And in the rave an alarum caused a
Cracked mirror
I got confused by the sound
I turned around and touched it from a distance
and then it fell to the ground
Loud cry from the shallows
Lust feeds on the fear
Walls crack under pressure
I think the end is getting near
And in my mind that was the furry of a madness
That consecrated the dirt
I stumbled through the enigma of the reason
And celebrated the hurt
And then I found in an act of desperation
A subtle rip in the heart
I was seduced by the fear (taste) of devastation
and then it tore me apart
Oh no, nothing matters!
When it takes me
Where it rapes me, breaks me
Shakes me down
A quick escape from the fear of commination
I slept the night with my spleen
A thin exuse, I was searching for some answers
I broke away from the scene
Because after all animality's an instinct
And its Luxuria's slave
To taste the truth, it's a seizure of the senses
And its a foot in the grave
A Piranesian dream
My senses reeled, distorted about the darkness
A lit my way with a scream
And in the rave an alarum caused a
Cracked mirror
I got confused by the sound
I turned around and touched it from a distance
and then it fell to the ground
Lust feeds on the fear
Walls crack under pressure
I think the end is getting near
That consecrated the dirt
I stumbled through the enigma of the reason
And celebrated the hurt
And then I found in an act of desperation
A subtle rip in the heart
I was seduced by the fear (taste) of devastation
and then it tore me apart
When it takes me
Where it rapes me, breaks me
Shakes me down
I slept the night with my spleen
A thin exuse, I was searching for some answers
I broke away from the scene
Because after all animality's an instinct
And its Luxuria's slave
To taste the truth, it's a seizure of the senses
And its a foot in the grave
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A dark song, but I wouldn't say it's their darkest. In case anyone was wondering, an "alarum" is a warning or call to arms. "Piranesian" refers to Piranesi, an Italian architect and artist who contributed to neoclassicism. And Luxuria, who crops up twice to my knowledge with The Tea Party, is the personification of self-indulgent sexual desire. I know all that thanks to Dictionary.com, but I still can't really get my head around the song's meaning, I'm afraid.
People have said that this particular song is The Tea Party's darkest. This may be true, but it should not be judged soley on that aspect. It is an amazing and beautiful piece and my absolute favourite of theirs. Amazing band, and their CANADIAN GO CANADA and an amazing song!
I honestly odn;t know what this song was supposed to mean by itself. But i think that Transmission may have been a rock opera.
Temptation - (Intro to the night)
Army Ants - (A slight warning of how the night shall end.... confusion)
Psychopomp - (She starting to regret what is going on, but he is pressuring her to continue)
Gyroscope - (She's in a different world, one that's he's been in before, but she can't cope)
Alarum - (Uh-oh)
Release - (Coming to the hard decision of what he must do...Call for help and potentially have jail time, or leave her to die)
Transmission - (um..... 911... and trying to understand what to do, while fried off his gourd)
Babylon - (His and her Temptation has brought them to Babylon.... a bad night... their own created hell)
Pulse - (Things get worse.... as he waits for help, she's slipping away into death.)
Emerald - (Help arrives, but consiqence is now his problem, as she is off to the hospital, he is relieved, but not in the best way)
Aftermath - (Pretty self explanatory, both title and lyrics)
I don't necessarily agree, as I think a number of those songs have independent meanings which don't relate to your theory. (Eg Psychopomp seems to be about Death (or an underworld spirit) paying a visit to a man who lived his life to excess and is now paying the ultimate price). But I still love the rock opera theory. And I suppose songs can take on different meanings in different contexts, so the idea of the rock opera isn't completely discredited even if the songs have different meanings outside the context of the rock opera story.
I don't necessarily agree, as I think a number of those songs have independent meanings which don't relate to your theory. (Eg Psychopomp seems to be about Death (or an underworld spirit) paying a visit to a man who lived his life to excess and is now paying the ultimate price). But I still love the rock opera theory. And I suppose songs can take on different meanings in different contexts, so the idea of the rock opera isn't completely discredited even if the songs have different meanings outside the context of the rock opera story.