I thought this song was about him and a girl he loved/loved him? It makes sense
"Let's admire the pattern forming.
Murderous filigree.
I'm caught in the twisting of the vine"
sounds like an acceptance of the prescense of evil in the world, and whether he wants to or not he is a part of it and can't stop himself, even for her.
"Go ascend with ivy,climbing.
Ignore and leave for me the headstone crumbling behind."
He is telling her to be bigger than him. His path is set but she still can have the power to choose a righteous path and divinate her own life. His "headstone" has already been laid out for him. One foot in the grave so to speak.
and the chorus, of course: "I can't help my laughter as she cries.
My soul brings tears to angelic eyes"
she cries for him possibly, but all he can do is laugh. kind of like when you're getting tatooed, it's not the right emotion to show, but it copes with the pain. It hurts him to see her cry, and know he caused it, but laughter is all his body will allow him.
"Let's amend the classic story, close it so beautifully,
I'll let animosity unwind."
This is where he wants to change for her, her tears have hurt him and he is ready to change his destiny (the classic story, fairy tale maybe, unalterable futures?) He's going to put a beautiful end on his story of evil, and pull back his anger in order to change.
"Steal away the darkened pages, hidden so shamefully.
I'll still feel the violence of the lines"
And the acknowledgement that even if he can change his destiny, he can't change himself. He will still be the darkness he always has been. Even with the new ending to his story, the darkened pages set forth remain written and in tact, he can't hide the darkness forever and he knows it.
"I can't stand my laughter as they cry.
My soul brings tears to angelic eyes.
And miles away my mother cries.
Omnipotence, nurturing malevolence"
The world now cries for his evil, perhaps not only his anymore, but it's own darkness. and she still cries for him, in all his wretched hopelessness. His mother's tears are felt always and pain him. and omnipotence, (god?) nutures the harmful nature he shows.
maybe not about davey himself, but about one man and a struggle against a system all too real. especially with the war in aphganistan and all. i don't know, i guess you could tie it in somehow. Not only the struggle against a system, but a struggle against himself. All for the sake of love. Beautiful.
There's my version of this gloomy tale. please, tell me yours.
It was publicly stated by AFI that this song is part of the Catholic Dogma series. Lets break it down and I will explain this.
It was publicly stated by AFI that this song is part of the Catholic Dogma series. Lets break it down and I will explain this.
Let's admire the pattern forming. (patterns in the bible are very easily found 7 is a very easily found one Also the number 40. These are beautiful mathamatic patterns and should be admired as such).
Murderous filigree. (Talks about christs death)
I'm caught in the twisting of the vine. (We are all caught up in the story and are enthralled by its tale of heroism.)
Go ascend with ivy,climbing. (Christ...
Let's admire the pattern forming. (patterns in the bible are very easily found 7 is a very easily found one Also the number 40. These are beautiful mathamatic patterns and should be admired as such).
Murderous filigree. (Talks about christs death)
I'm caught in the twisting of the vine. (We are all caught up in the story and are enthralled by its tale of heroism.)
Go ascend with ivy,climbing. (Christ asended. Also Ivy has been known as a religious symbol of his birth.)
Ignore and leave for me the headstone crumbling behind. (People often get mad because they think god is ignoring their prayers. Also There is some debate whether or not Jesus' stone on his grave was rolled away or crumbled when mary found it.)
I can't help my laughter as she cries.
My soul brings tears to angelic eyes.(People scoff these days because sins dont seem to be as big of a deal as they used to be and we laugh in the face of the angels as they cry.)
Let's amend the classic story, close it so beautifully, (amend the story of christ's death to make it more like our own.)
I'll let animosity unwind. (Such animosity towards sinners has to end)
Steal away the darkened pages, hidden so shamefully. (This speaks of the little known part of the bible [that was never really part of the bible] called The "Dead Sea Scrolls." these are apocryphal books of the bible speak of christ in a more human form. He had a wife and kids. These books were hidden because they were not deemed worthy by the catholic church to be put in the bible as they wanted Christ to be seen as a more divine origin.)
I'll still feel the violence of the lines. (speaks of the violence and animosity towards sinners)
I can't stand my laughter as they cry.
My soul brings tears to angelic eyes.
And miles away my mother cries. (even our mothers cry as the sins we commit.)
Omnipotence, nurturing malevolence.
I thought this song was about him and a girl he loved/loved him? It makes sense
"Let's admire the pattern forming. Murderous filigree. I'm caught in the twisting of the vine"
sounds like an acceptance of the prescense of evil in the world, and whether he wants to or not he is a part of it and can't stop himself, even for her.
"Go ascend with ivy,climbing. Ignore and leave for me the headstone crumbling behind."
He is telling her to be bigger than him. His path is set but she still can have the power to choose a righteous path and divinate her own life. His "headstone" has already been laid out for him. One foot in the grave so to speak.
and the chorus, of course: "I can't help my laughter as she cries. My soul brings tears to angelic eyes"
she cries for him possibly, but all he can do is laugh. kind of like when you're getting tatooed, it's not the right emotion to show, but it copes with the pain. It hurts him to see her cry, and know he caused it, but laughter is all his body will allow him.
"Let's amend the classic story, close it so beautifully, I'll let animosity unwind."
This is where he wants to change for her, her tears have hurt him and he is ready to change his destiny (the classic story, fairy tale maybe, unalterable futures?) He's going to put a beautiful end on his story of evil, and pull back his anger in order to change.
"Steal away the darkened pages, hidden so shamefully. I'll still feel the violence of the lines"
And the acknowledgement that even if he can change his destiny, he can't change himself. He will still be the darkness he always has been. Even with the new ending to his story, the darkened pages set forth remain written and in tact, he can't hide the darkness forever and he knows it.
"I can't stand my laughter as they cry. My soul brings tears to angelic eyes. And miles away my mother cries. Omnipotence, nurturing malevolence"
The world now cries for his evil, perhaps not only his anymore, but it's own darkness. and she still cries for him, in all his wretched hopelessness. His mother's tears are felt always and pain him. and omnipotence, (god?) nutures the harmful nature he shows.
maybe not about davey himself, but about one man and a struggle against a system all too real. especially with the war in aphganistan and all. i don't know, i guess you could tie it in somehow. Not only the struggle against a system, but a struggle against himself. All for the sake of love. Beautiful.
There's my version of this gloomy tale. please, tell me yours.
Wow you guys have this song all wrong.
Wow you guys have this song all wrong.
It was publicly stated by AFI that this song is part of the Catholic Dogma series. Lets break it down and I will explain this.
It was publicly stated by AFI that this song is part of the Catholic Dogma series. Lets break it down and I will explain this.
Let's admire the pattern forming. (patterns in the bible are very easily found 7 is a very easily found one Also the number 40. These are beautiful mathamatic patterns and should be admired as such). Murderous filigree. (Talks about christs death) I'm caught in the twisting of the vine. (We are all caught up in the story and are enthralled by its tale of heroism.) Go ascend with ivy,climbing. (Christ...
Let's admire the pattern forming. (patterns in the bible are very easily found 7 is a very easily found one Also the number 40. These are beautiful mathamatic patterns and should be admired as such). Murderous filigree. (Talks about christs death) I'm caught in the twisting of the vine. (We are all caught up in the story and are enthralled by its tale of heroism.) Go ascend with ivy,climbing. (Christ asended. Also Ivy has been known as a religious symbol of his birth.) Ignore and leave for me the headstone crumbling behind. (People often get mad because they think god is ignoring their prayers. Also There is some debate whether or not Jesus' stone on his grave was rolled away or crumbled when mary found it.)
I can't help my laughter as she cries. My soul brings tears to angelic eyes.(People scoff these days because sins dont seem to be as big of a deal as they used to be and we laugh in the face of the angels as they cry.)
Let's amend the classic story, close it so beautifully, (amend the story of christ's death to make it more like our own.) I'll let animosity unwind. (Such animosity towards sinners has to end) Steal away the darkened pages, hidden so shamefully. (This speaks of the little known part of the bible [that was never really part of the bible] called The "Dead Sea Scrolls." these are apocryphal books of the bible speak of christ in a more human form. He had a wife and kids. These books were hidden because they were not deemed worthy by the catholic church to be put in the bible as they wanted Christ to be seen as a more divine origin.) I'll still feel the violence of the lines. (speaks of the violence and animosity towards sinners) I can't stand my laughter as they cry. My soul brings tears to angelic eyes.
And miles away my mother cries. (even our mothers cry as the sins we commit.) Omnipotence, nurturing malevolence.