I love this song, recently heard it live. The meaning- somewhere along the lines of growing up during the Great War,
"So when Nazis
find the whole place dark
They'd think god's
left the museum for good"
I think is a key quote, maybe growing up in Russia or one of the other neighbouring European countries the nazi's invaded.
@ProudesterMonkey I picked up on this line specifically after hearing this song and wanting to know the lyrics. I sorta viewed this as a way of saying the works of art represented freedom and individuality so when the Nazis showed up those ideals (thought of as our "God") were gone because they couldn't co-exist logically with Nazism. Or something like that. It's def a song about a relationship and others in here will break that down better than I can....but putting that line in there about the Nazis in Russia and the fanished art - trying to imply something in...
@ProudesterMonkey I picked up on this line specifically after hearing this song and wanting to know the lyrics. I sorta viewed this as a way of saying the works of art represented freedom and individuality so when the Nazis showed up those ideals (thought of as our "God") were gone because they couldn't co-exist logically with Nazism. Or something like that. It's def a song about a relationship and others in here will break that down better than I can....but putting that line in there about the Nazis in Russia and the fanished art - trying to imply something in a compelling, if oblique, way.
I love this song, recently heard it live. The meaning- somewhere along the lines of growing up during the Great War, "So when Nazis find the whole place dark They'd think god's left the museum for good"
I think is a key quote, maybe growing up in Russia or one of the other neighbouring European countries the nazi's invaded.
@ProudesterMonkey I picked up on this line specifically after hearing this song and wanting to know the lyrics. I sorta viewed this as a way of saying the works of art represented freedom and individuality so when the Nazis showed up those ideals (thought of as our "God") were gone because they couldn't co-exist logically with Nazism. Or something like that. It's def a song about a relationship and others in here will break that down better than I can....but putting that line in there about the Nazis in Russia and the fanished art - trying to imply something in...
@ProudesterMonkey I picked up on this line specifically after hearing this song and wanting to know the lyrics. I sorta viewed this as a way of saying the works of art represented freedom and individuality so when the Nazis showed up those ideals (thought of as our "God") were gone because they couldn't co-exist logically with Nazism. Or something like that. It's def a song about a relationship and others in here will break that down better than I can....but putting that line in there about the Nazis in Russia and the fanished art - trying to imply something in a compelling, if oblique, way.