Philomela and Procne were the daughters of King Pandion of Athens. Procne married King Tereus, but Tereus ended up raping Philomela then he cut out her tongue and imprisioned her because he believe this way she could not tell of his crime. But Philomela ends up weaving a tapestry that explains what happened to Procne, then Procne kills Itys, Tereus' son, and cooks him, then feeds him to Tereus. When Tereus discovers this he chases the sisters in an attempt to kill them. But before he can catch them they all turn into birds; Tereus into a Hoopoe, Procne into a Swallow, and Philomela into a Nightingale (often called a philomel).
Out of your personal scripture, philomel, she comes
You sing songs to everyone about love and law and guns
But paint a dirtier picture
And I think you know the one: you're not saving anyone
You're not saving anyone
Tereus was a warrior and helped save Athens, so while he is singing about all the greatness he has accomplished through law, marriage, and war, he knows that he is hiding something dirty, which is eventually revealed trough a picture.
Oh, just open your door
Be a flaneur once more
You're not walking anymore
You're not talking anymore
A flaneur is someone who wanders aimlessly, Philomela is now a bird. She is not walking and she has lost her tongue-- no talking.
Overturning the strictures
You leave yourself with none of your sinners to be saved
Or your comforts that you crave
It's a volatile mixture: the zealot and the rum
So you knew it couldnt be won
Still hard lost because hard run
So here's to things that console
And to at least knowing your role, and to never being done
You're a rabbit on the run
I guess it might be saying something about how it's not good for someone to be drunk if they are passionate about something, like Tereus was about Philomela. because that caused them alot of pain, and a stricture is very painfull scar of the throat or urethra.
Ne, ne travaillez jamais:
No, never work, that's what they say
Mais ne, ne, ne, nous n'arretons pas:
No, dont lets stop until it's done
You're a rabbit on the run
I don't know if this is a reference to Ascii.Disko "Ne Travaillez Jamais" which is a German Techno/Dance song. But anywho, maybe the point of this song is that people will tell you that live life for pleasure, but as you can see from Tereus and Philomela, that can cause some stricture.
Philomela and Procne were the daughters of King Pandion of Athens. Procne married King Tereus, but Tereus ended up raping Philomela then he cut out her tongue and imprisioned her because he believe this way she could not tell of his crime. But Philomela ends up weaving a tapestry that explains what happened to Procne, then Procne kills Itys, Tereus' son, and cooks him, then feeds him to Tereus. When Tereus discovers this he chases the sisters in an attempt to kill them. But before he can catch them they all turn into birds; Tereus into a Hoopoe, Procne into a Swallow, and Philomela into a Nightingale (often called a philomel).
Out of your personal scripture, philomel, she comes You sing songs to everyone about love and law and guns But paint a dirtier picture And I think you know the one: you're not saving anyone You're not saving anyone
Tereus was a warrior and helped save Athens, so while he is singing about all the greatness he has accomplished through law, marriage, and war, he knows that he is hiding something dirty, which is eventually revealed trough a picture.
Oh, just open your door Be a flaneur once more You're not walking anymore You're not talking anymore
A flaneur is someone who wanders aimlessly, Philomela is now a bird. She is not walking and she has lost her tongue-- no talking.
Overturning the strictures You leave yourself with none of your sinners to be saved Or your comforts that you crave It's a volatile mixture: the zealot and the rum So you knew it couldnt be won Still hard lost because hard run So here's to things that console And to at least knowing your role, and to never being done You're a rabbit on the run
I guess it might be saying something about how it's not good for someone to be drunk if they are passionate about something, like Tereus was about Philomela. because that caused them alot of pain, and a stricture is very painfull scar of the throat or urethra.
Ne, ne travaillez jamais: No, never work, that's what they say Mais ne, ne, ne, nous n'arretons pas: No, dont lets stop until it's done You're a rabbit on the run
I don't know if this is a reference to Ascii.Disko "Ne Travaillez Jamais" which is a German Techno/Dance song. But anywho, maybe the point of this song is that people will tell you that live life for pleasure, but as you can see from Tereus and Philomela, that can cause some stricture.
well, that's all I got...