I'm amazed that Symphony X has taken the time to explain it. Most concept albums are left up to the listen to figure out, and in some cases completely off of what the artist intended.
Meanwhile, this song owns. i like the solo a lot. It's really short and simple, but those harmonics Romeo does are outrageous.
This is what the Official site says:
Ma'at arrives at the shores of Alnantees (Egypt), where she is discovered by the inhabitants of the area and is brought before their king (RaTa).
As they realize her powers, she is hailed as a 'prophet'. Her writings and words are forever hidden deep within a sacred book (hopefully, for a future civilization to find and learn the Ways of Balance.) Still in search of the child, we see the arrival of Montu-Sekhmet, shortly followed by Ptah-Khnemu.
Summoning an army of the un-dead from Set-Amentet - (the mountains of the underworld, the undead), Montu-Sekhmet lays waste to the city and captures the child. With the child in his grasp, Montu-Sekhmet grows stronger, taking the energies from Ma'at, the Magic of Five giving power to the Dark Side.
Go here if you don't know what the album V: The New Mythology Suite is about.
http://www.symphonyx.com/cd_v_story.html
I'm amazed that Symphony X has taken the time to explain it. Most concept albums are left up to the listen to figure out, and in some cases completely off of what the artist intended.
Meanwhile, this song owns. i like the solo a lot. It's really short and simple, but those harmonics Romeo does are outrageous.
This is what the Official site says:
Ma'at arrives at the shores of Alnantees (Egypt), where she is discovered by the inhabitants of the area and is brought before their king (RaTa). As they realize her powers, she is hailed as a 'prophet'. Her writings and words are forever hidden deep within a sacred book (hopefully, for a future civilization to find and learn the Ways of Balance.) Still in search of the child, we see the arrival of Montu-Sekhmet, shortly followed by Ptah-Khnemu. Summoning an army of the un-dead from Set-Amentet - (the mountains of the underworld, the undead), Montu-Sekhmet lays waste to the city and captures the child. With the child in his grasp, Montu-Sekhmet grows stronger, taking the energies from Ma'at, the Magic of Five giving power to the Dark Side.