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Elephantiasis is what you're referring to, and Joseph Merrick actually had proteus syndrome, which is a different disease entirely. Elephantiasis is actually caused by a parasite, whereas proteus syndrome is a genetic anomaly.
And he wasn't born with it. He started showing symptoms around the age of four, whereas it didn't become almost debilitatingly severe until he was around 17.
The song is about a man Joseph Merrick who was the Elephant Man. He was born with the most severe case of elephantitis in history. Elephantitis is a disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs, male genitals and female breasts. The disease was so extreme that they could not do anything to remove any of the obscurities.
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This song gives me the sense of just calmly floating in the middle of the sea.
I think it's a great last track after such a fantastic album.
This song makes me cry for bliss
If there were more musicians capable of compositions such as this there would be no wars.
For it to have been inspired by a story such as Joseph Merrick's only makes it more powerful. Look him up and learn about him.
Elephantiasis is what you're referring to, and Joseph Merrick actually had proteus syndrome, which is a different disease entirely. Elephantiasis is actually caused by a parasite, whereas proteus syndrome is a genetic anomaly.
And he wasn't born with it. He started showing symptoms around the age of four, whereas it didn't become almost debilitatingly severe until he was around 17.
I believe this song was written about a man named Joseph Merrick.
no its about beethoven.it has nothing to do with leviathan and its about the legendary elephant mana.k.a. joseph merrick
The song is about a man Joseph Merrick who was the Elephant Man. He was born with the most severe case of elephantitis in history. Elephantitis is a disease that is characterized by the thickening of the skin and underlying tissues, especially in the legs, male genitals and female breasts. The disease was so extreme that they could not do anything to remove any of the obscurities.