"Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung" as written by and Wayne/drozd Coyne....
Running to the station holding hands
Now the volcano is flowing red
Something there will change us into sand
Now we'll be forever holding hands
Lava and tephra will form our bed
Now the royal flames of Pompeii bless
All our senses, all our senses, all our senses
Now the volcano is flowing red
Something there will change us into sand
Now we'll be forever holding hands
Lava and tephra will form our bed
Now the royal flames of Pompeii bless
All our senses, all our senses, all our senses
Lyrics submitted by christsizeshoes, edited by Mellow_Harsher
"Pompeii Am Götterdämmerung" as written by Steven Drozd Wayne Coyne
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I think this is a recount of a couple just doing their thing in pompeii that day, and how the found out just how not-in-our-hands this life really is, but i also think it is a warning of sorts that the end for us is near(gotterdammerung). the couple represent the things in this life that are lovely, and it is a recognition that love and greatness still exist, and the universe does recognize love as well, but larger issues have to be addressed. The second verse assures us that lovers are going to be taken care of when the end comes. The image of "forever holding hands", the comfort we draw from our "bed", and "all our senses" being blessed. These are all soothing images that are tied to a brutal, firey end to existence.
The music alone has such a powerful sad beauty to it that it makes it hard for me to realize what the message of this song is supposed to be. But I know it weighs a ton.
btw-I fucking love this song, and the Lips!
This is also the first Lips song in quite some time where Wayne doesn't sing vocals. They are sung by Steven Drozd
A galloping Godhead melody (reminiscent of the German National Anthem) telling a vague story of a young couple planning their suicide. They live in a place where there are volcanoes erupting and they are going to take the train up the mountain and jump into the flowing lava as a symbolic sacrifice of their restricted love. The triumphant quality of the arrangement suggests that, just before they obliterate themselves, they realize that to make such a decision, to destroy yourself, is really just a point of internal motivation leading to outward action. And, if they could do something as extreme as annihilating themselves, why couldn't they just try to change the circumstances that have limited them?.... Action is all we have.... Worth mentioning is that this is Steven's first lead vocal on a Flaming Lips track...
from "Song Notes From The Sorceror's Orphan"