Enigma is essentially an attack on chrisianity, particularly the idea of salvation. The Priest and the Preacher represent the church, the preachers beautiful choral verse a honeyed invitation to give up fones free-will to God The Witch and the Unorthodox (see the song 'Unorthodox' also by EoS) represent defiance and reason. The song makes slightly awkward (one must consider it was written by a seventeen year old Swede) philosophical points, feeding into part 2, which is essentially a huge rant. The theme is the classic: heaven is a lie designed to keep you in line, evil as defined by the church is the true vital force of humanity etc. It is worth noting that this is not the complete lyrics. Every version I have seen misses a section linking 'a harp with broken strings' and 'the ground': 'Has the angel lost it's wings? And plummets screaming downwards'. The title, celestial dissension, indicates that Swano (the author) is in active rebellion against the celestial (God). psalm 3's title references the destruction of faith and the myth of heaven, and is simply a hollow laugh of victory.
Enigma is essentially an attack on chrisianity, particularly the idea of salvation. The Priest and the Preacher represent the church, the preachers beautiful choral verse a honeyed invitation to give up fones free-will to God The Witch and the Unorthodox (see the song 'Unorthodox' also by EoS) represent defiance and reason. The song makes slightly awkward (one must consider it was written by a seventeen year old Swede) philosophical points, feeding into part 2, which is essentially a huge rant. The theme is the classic: heaven is a lie designed to keep you in line, evil as defined by the church is the true vital force of humanity etc. It is worth noting that this is not the complete lyrics. Every version I have seen misses a section linking 'a harp with broken strings' and 'the ground': 'Has the angel lost it's wings? And plummets screaming downwards'. The title, celestial dissension, indicates that Swano (the author) is in active rebellion against the celestial (God). psalm 3's title references the destruction of faith and the myth of heaven, and is simply a hollow laugh of victory.