And Then There Was Silence Lyrics

Lyric discussion by afropath 

Cover art for And Then There Was Silence lyrics by Blind Guardian

Yes, it's all coming together now... You guys have it right, this song is clearly about the fall of Troy... but I just wanted to point something out for anyone who's interested... The line "Revenge will be taken by Rome" points to Virgil's Aeneid, where Aeneas escapes from Troy, and his two sons found the city of Rome. Later, the Romans attack the Greeks, and the rest is history...