Knights Of Shame

One of the few songs that's over ten minutes which I actually enjoy listening to from beginning to end!

Also, "Life is whatever you think it is, so what you think this is?" really stands out. He's telling you that whether you realize it or not, you are creating your reality.

Such an incredible song. The ending is fantastic, got to wait 8 or 9 minutes to get to it, but worth it.

This is just my interpretation mind you.. but here is my guess to what they meant the song to be:

In the first part of the song it says, "Dance like the world is ending? This is who you are? The future is bright and alarming, Sit back and look for the warnings. Walking around with your head cut off. Their power is fear. One day we will wake the walking zombies. Til then we pray."

• Seems as if they declare that most humans are not truly aware of what is around them. They are half asleep like me at 6am. They are not enlightened and don't know what they're missing out on. Part of their 'soul' is dead and they have no passion in life. Corrupt authority rules by fear and rules over the zombies. We hope they wake up from their yoke of fear and ignorance. Till then we pray.

Next part, "King and his ghosts are laughing at me. These signs you can see. One day we will listen for the sirens. Skeletons.. guns.. armies.. inescapable.. vampires around me.. can't run.. or you'll be dead.. Beat the ghouls.. suckers will cease to exist.. cities and towns in ruin.. Lots of mention of TNT and perhaps the machinery of war and death... Dance like the world's over... Have a ball.. Step out of the matrix.. Get on my spaceship..."

• This section the song might mean that some of them (the awakened) are recognized by some of the powerful zombies as having knowledge beyond the mundane and perhaps even threatened by them. It is because the non-zombies see the full horror and futility of human warfare and cruelty. This can change borders and power, but it will never change the manevolent part of human nature. It seems inevitable, so why not just dance like the world's over? By stepping out of the 'matrix' or the 'current illusion' that is perpetuated by media and culture.. one can come to the realization that 'it doesn't have to be this way. There is a different way.'

Then it goes on with the "Uh, yeah it's all in your mind baby... Ride into the sunset" and the "Is anybody out there" section.

• This seems to say that your reality is, quite literally, all in your mind. We have our senses and a lot of mental artistry that composes our imperfect version of reality. If reality is all in our heads, and we share our reality with others by our social nature.. we share our universe with others.. then why not try to make it a 'Better' reality and spread the message that a 'Better' reality can actually exist. The patterns of thought can eventually manifest in 'reality' through the better actions and words toward others perhaps? Then it seems to say.. Why not even try to make human existance something exceedingly good? We are capable. So is there anybody out there breathing that can understand and share this idea?

In the section with "The queen's heart.. The knights of shame.. The people's voice.. No fun living for the fall.. one more chance for the truth.. without you I would die.. Can anyone hear me? Rob from the rich to blow down the door. It's been a long time, waiting on your call.. But I can."

• I'm taking a chance on this interpretation too, but The Knights of Shame could mean everyone that is 'enlightened' but does not put much effort into helping others to realize that there is more to life than the mundane and lower natures of humanity. That there are still wonders, hope, small miriacles, large miriacles, love.. Plato would have called this ultimate goal as pursuing the 'The Form of the Good'. 'The people's voice' I think just means the collective unconcious of everyone and ulitmately.. actions and words that change the world. The queen's heart? Is it a good queen? Or perhaps an 'evil' queen (corrupt authority) that tells the Knights what to do and most of them obey the corrupt queen's orders futher enslaving them? I'm really not sure. Then the end of the song seems to say they 'rob' from the rich to wake people up from their Zombie nap. Perhaps use avenues of 'big money' to perpetuate a message that the 'big money' don't even understand perhaps? Stealthy mass marketing of the truth? Why not?

The world is fucked up but it doesn't matter. So long as they have each-other, their dance continues.

To me this song is for a certain group of people. One that chose to live this life to study through experience the depth of the darkest human emotion available...shame. It is a constant battle, hence, the Knight. But also, we feel like zombies (walking around with my head cut off) becuase Shame creates addiction and the addiction controls us. Then you mask it through drugs or sex or alcohol...party. Then you feel the sadness. Youre up, youre down. But its all in our minds. Its the shame cycle. And its impossible to get out. IS ANYBODY LISTENING!! This is so powerful.

I think this song is kind of just about his life in general. It takes lots of different twists and turns throughout it, and if you listen to the middle section he sounds kind of rash and angry, which is a similar theme on some of his other songs. Then towards the end it's like he's looking for love when he says "waiting on a heartbeat etc. " I do agree with others when they say he talks about how messed up the human race is though.

While listening to this, I'm reminded of something I've heard recently about Mozart. In his operas, the stories he told weren't comedies or tragedies like the other stories of the time were, they were stories that highlighted the good and the bad in life, because no life is all good or all bad. I think AWOLNATION is saying that too, he has high points and low points as he goes along, and this song is all about how he deals with them.

The end of the world maybe?

I think the king and his. ghost is god and jesus holy ghost himanity iis so screwed up they laughing at it

The beginning of this song is prophetic. I don't know what his spiritual background is, but the lyrics seem to correlate with scripture. Sit back and look for the warnings The future's bright and alarming Sit back and look for the warnings Matthew 24:6 - And ye shall hear of wars and rumors of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all [these things] must come to pass, but the end is not yet. Matthew 24:7 - For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in diverse places. Baby walkin' around with your head cut off Baby walkin' around with your head cut off I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. Revelation 20:4 The king and his ghost are laughing at me These signs, you can see One day we will listen for the sirens 'Til then we pray Revelation 8:6 6 Then the seven angels who had the seven trumpets prepared to sound them.