This song is the finally of the album Century Child which has a central theme about the lost of innocence and the search for a lost love. Both themes return in this song.
Part 1 describes the loning for that lost love and how he finds her again, still having the same feelings for her like he had in the past.
In chronical order, the 2nd part of the song goes back to the time before the 1st part. It discribes his search for the long lost love, the memories he had of her that kept him going, but it also contains a reflextion of his past life. He tries to explain how hard his life has been and he tries to justify his lost of innocence.
Sanest choice in the insane world:
Beware the beast but beware the feast he offers
with this he tries to say "In this sinful world we have no other choice than join in with the rest and just try to keep as sane as possible in our hearts and minds."
The 3rd part is named Christabel, a girl's name (his lovers name I presume). The name itself means "beautiful christian"/"beautiful faithfull".. So naming his lover Christabel means that she is a pure, angelic figure in his mind.
This part of the song are his last words to her. He asks for forgiveness since he feels like he failt her.
For I know now, I'm a puppet on this silent stage show.
"I was just a tool of the system, someone who went along with the rest"
I'm but a poet who failed his best play.
"I failed in what I thought I could do best" or "I failed in live"
A Dead Boy, who failed to write an ending
To each of his poems.
The Dead Boy is synomonous to his lost innocent.
Concluding we can say its about him, seeing himself as a Beast, since he went along with this sinfull world etc. and she was the only one who saw his inner beauty.
So it's defintely a love song about losing and finding back the only one who ever seemed to really understand you.
This song is the finally of the album Century Child which has a central theme about the lost of innocence and the search for a lost love. Both themes return in this song.
Part 1 describes the loning for that lost love and how he finds her again, still having the same feelings for her like he had in the past.
In chronical order, the 2nd part of the song goes back to the time before the 1st part. It discribes his search for the long lost love, the memories he had of her that kept him going, but it also contains a reflextion of his past life. He tries to explain how hard his life has been and he tries to justify his lost of innocence.
Sanest choice in the insane world: Beware the beast but beware the feast he offers
with this he tries to say "In this sinful world we have no other choice than join in with the rest and just try to keep as sane as possible in our hearts and minds."
The 3rd part is named Christabel, a girl's name (his lovers name I presume). The name itself means "beautiful christian"/"beautiful faithfull".. So naming his lover Christabel means that she is a pure, angelic figure in his mind. This part of the song are his last words to her. He asks for forgiveness since he feels like he failt her.
For I know now, I'm a puppet on this silent stage show.
"I was just a tool of the system, someone who went along with the rest"
I'm but a poet who failed his best play.
"I failed in what I thought I could do best" or "I failed in live"
A Dead Boy, who failed to write an ending To each of his poems.
The Dead Boy is synomonous to his lost innocent.
Concluding we can say its about him, seeing himself as a Beast, since he went along with this sinfull world etc. and she was the only one who saw his inner beauty. So it's defintely a love song about losing and finding back the only one who ever seemed to really understand you.
I totally agree with your explanation. Thanks!
I totally agree with your explanation. Thanks!