I don't agree with FreeThinker863. Why should SOAD sing a song against homosexuality? They are no fascists or something like that. Homosexuality is no crime, we live in the 21 century!
I think this is a song about mankind itself. Mankind isn't human anymore. The people do too many crazy things. They are more artificial than natural. ("art thou not human man) Our whole life became paradox more and more. The society changed. This is shown in the phrase "A Hitman, a nun, lovers?!". So how can a Hitman and a nun get together? Become lovers? A Hitman kills, a nun believes in god and love.
But a time will come where the gods take the people to where they come from. To there roots. ("Fear not the gods that come from the sky.")
And after that the mankind will arise "as did the gods Ninti and Iskur". Unfortunately I dunno who these gods are, maybe some of u guys could help me.
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
May I please remain in this space
For darts screech by my desires
May I please remain in this space
For darts screech by my desires
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Art thou...
Art thou not human man
Human art thou
Using "thees" and "thous" makes you think of the 1600s and the King James Version of the Bible. It's sort of a reference to religion. I wouldn't say he's referring to Christianity here though, but probably just making a "religious" or philosophical observation about the sexual and emotional drives of human nature. It's human to "desire" as in the previous verse.
Life-threatening lifestyles
A hitman, a nun, lovers
Back to the theme of sexual love again (eros), which goes back to Cupid's darts, or the "Darts" title of the song. There is nothing sexual, nothing romantic about being a hitman; and nothing romantic about being a nun. One is a violent criminal, the other is a virgin Christian by choice. Both of them are living in denial of their most basic sexual urges, and in this sense, they both have "life-threatening lifestyles." How will they ever be able to affirm life and be lovers, unless they abandon these life-threatening lifestyles?
Arise as did the gods Ninti, and Ishkur
A reference to Sumerian mythology. To fully understand those gods, you would have to read about them in a mythology book. He seems to be saying, "Return to pagan religion: it has the answers for your human nature."
Clock men for they will fail
Fear not the gods that come from the sky
Long not for the one who've lost their way
The failing of clock men might be a reference to the end of the world, when time will end, and clocks will be useless. Clock and watch repairmen will be out of jobs. "Fear not the gods that come from the sky," is again a statement that seems to say New Age paganism has the answers. "Long not for the ones who've lost their way," is a reference to mafia hitman and Christians like the nun. I suppose all modern religions would be included lost, because of the caption in the beginning of the song: "Why do all ancient religions have 12 gods and modern religions only have one God?"
Can you help me? I don't know
But he remains agnostic about New Age paganism: "I don't know," seems to be his final conclusion. He's a bit confused, he can't say for sure.
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
May I please remain in this space
For darts screech by my desires
May I please remain in this space
For darts screech by my desires
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Art thou...
Art thou not human man
Human art thou
Using "thees" and "thous" makes you think of the 1600s and the King James Version of the Bible. It's sort of a reference to religion. I wouldn't say he's referring to Christianity here though, but probably just making a "religious" or philosophical observation about the sexual and emotional drives of human nature. It's human to "desire" as in the previous verse.
Life-threatening lifestyles
A hitman, a nun, lovers
Back to the theme of sexual love again (eros), which goes back to Cupid's darts, or the "Darts" title of the song. There is nothing sexual, nothing romantic about being a hitman; and nothing romantic about being a nun. One is a violent criminal, the other is a virgin Christian by choice. Both of them are living in denial of their most basic sexual urges, and in this sense, they both have "life-threatening lifestyles." How will they ever be able to affirm life and be lovers, unless they abandon these life-threatening lifestyles?
Arise as did the gods Ninti, and Ishkur
A reference to Sumerian mythology. To fully understand those gods, you would have to read about them in a mythology book. He seems to be saying, "Return to pagan religion: it has the answers for your human nature."
Clock men for they will fail
Fear not the gods that come from the sky
Long not for the one who've lost their way
The failing of clock men might be a reference to the end of the world, when time will end, and clocks will be useless. Clock and watch repairmen will be out of jobs. "Fear not the gods that come from the sky," is again a statement that seems to say New Age paganism has the answers. "Long not for the ones who've lost their way," is a reference to mafia hitman and Christians like the nun. I suppose all modern religions would be included lost, because of the caption in the beginning of the song: "Why do all ancient religions have 12 gods and modern religions only have one God?"
Can you help me? I don't know
But he remains agnostic about New Age paganism: "I don't know," seems to be his final conclusion. He's a bit confused, he can't say for sure.
I don't agree with FreeThinker863. Why should SOAD sing a song against homosexuality? They are no fascists or something like that. Homosexuality is no crime, we live in the 21 century!
I think this is a song about mankind itself. Mankind isn't human anymore. The people do too many crazy things. They are more artificial than natural. ("art thou not human man) Our whole life became paradox more and more. The society changed. This is shown in the phrase "A Hitman, a nun, lovers?!". So how can a Hitman and a nun get together? Become lovers? A Hitman kills, a nun believes in god and love. But a time will come where the gods take the people to where they come from. To there roots. ("Fear not the gods that come from the sky.") And after that the mankind will arise "as did the gods Ninti and Iskur". Unfortunately I dunno who these gods are, maybe some of u guys could help me.
Ninti was the Sumerian goddess of life, Ishkur the Sumerian storm-god. Both are no longer worshiped as gods.
Ninti was the Sumerian goddess of life, Ishkur the Sumerian storm-god. Both are no longer worshiped as gods.
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
May I please remain in this space For darts screech by my desires
May I please remain in this space For darts screech by my desires
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Art thou...
Art thou not human man Human art thou
Using "thees" and "thous" makes you think of the 1600s and the King James Version of the Bible. It's sort of a reference to religion. I wouldn't say he's referring to Christianity here though, but probably just making a "religious" or philosophical observation about the sexual and emotional drives of human nature. It's human to "desire" as in the previous verse.
Life-threatening lifestyles A hitman, a nun, lovers
Back to the theme of sexual love again (eros), which goes back to Cupid's darts, or the "Darts" title of the song. There is nothing sexual, nothing romantic about being a hitman; and nothing romantic about being a nun. One is a violent criminal, the other is a virgin Christian by choice. Both of them are living in denial of their most basic sexual urges, and in this sense, they both have "life-threatening lifestyles." How will they ever be able to affirm life and be lovers, unless they abandon these life-threatening lifestyles?
Arise as did the gods Ninti, and Ishkur
A reference to Sumerian mythology. To fully understand those gods, you would have to read about them in a mythology book. He seems to be saying, "Return to pagan religion: it has the answers for your human nature."
Clock men for they will fail Fear not the gods that come from the sky Long not for the one who've lost their way
The failing of clock men might be a reference to the end of the world, when time will end, and clocks will be useless. Clock and watch repairmen will be out of jobs. "Fear not the gods that come from the sky," is again a statement that seems to say New Age paganism has the answers. "Long not for the ones who've lost their way," is a reference to mafia hitman and Christians like the nun. I suppose all modern religions would be included lost, because of the caption in the beginning of the song: "Why do all ancient religions have 12 gods and modern religions only have one God?"
Can you help me? I don't know
But he remains agnostic about New Age paganism: "I don't know," seems to be his final conclusion. He's a bit confused, he can't say for sure.
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
@Tha Prophet To piggyback off of that, I'd say this whole song is definitely about mythology. It might be possible that the title of the song, "Darts," is a reference to Cupid's darts:
May I please remain in this space For darts screech by my desires
May I please remain in this space For darts screech by my desires
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Whoever is shot by one of Cupid's darts has no control over his sexual lusts. He can't stay put. He has to stalk the woman he's been smitten with. "Can I please for once, be able to NOT be influenced by one of Cupid's darts, manipulating my feelings?"
Art thou...
Art thou not human man Human art thou
Using "thees" and "thous" makes you think of the 1600s and the King James Version of the Bible. It's sort of a reference to religion. I wouldn't say he's referring to Christianity here though, but probably just making a "religious" or philosophical observation about the sexual and emotional drives of human nature. It's human to "desire" as in the previous verse.
Life-threatening lifestyles A hitman, a nun, lovers
Back to the theme of sexual love again (eros), which goes back to Cupid's darts, or the "Darts" title of the song. There is nothing sexual, nothing romantic about being a hitman; and nothing romantic about being a nun. One is a violent criminal, the other is a virgin Christian by choice. Both of them are living in denial of their most basic sexual urges, and in this sense, they both have "life-threatening lifestyles." How will they ever be able to affirm life and be lovers, unless they abandon these life-threatening lifestyles?
Arise as did the gods Ninti, and Ishkur
A reference to Sumerian mythology. To fully understand those gods, you would have to read about them in a mythology book. He seems to be saying, "Return to pagan religion: it has the answers for your human nature."
Clock men for they will fail Fear not the gods that come from the sky Long not for the one who've lost their way
The failing of clock men might be a reference to the end of the world, when time will end, and clocks will be useless. Clock and watch repairmen will be out of jobs. "Fear not the gods that come from the sky," is again a statement that seems to say New Age paganism has the answers. "Long not for the ones who've lost their way," is a reference to mafia hitman and Christians like the nun. I suppose all modern religions would be included lost, because of the caption in the beginning of the song: "Why do all ancient religions have 12 gods and modern religions only have one God?"
Can you help me? I don't know
But he remains agnostic about New Age paganism: "I don't know," seems to be his final conclusion. He's a bit confused, he can't say for sure.