I do agree in some way, but I also see some parallels to Stephen King's "Dark Tower" within the lyrics.
He sings about an outcast facing defeat and seeking comfort in retreat. I associate these lines with Roland Deschain seeing his home town being destroyed and later bringing death and destruction himself. He also feels most comfortable journeying alone, as death had been promised to those whom he calls his friends.
There is also the rose the character in the song dreams of and that appears "so real". In "The Dark Tower" the rose represents the Tower in the world of Eddie, Susannah and Jake growing in a deserted court in New York.
Would be interesting to know if the band (or at least the singer) have read the "Tower" novels.
I do agree in some way, but I also see some parallels to Stephen King's "Dark Tower" within the lyrics.
He sings about an outcast facing defeat and seeking comfort in retreat. I associate these lines with Roland Deschain seeing his home town being destroyed and later bringing death and destruction himself. He also feels most comfortable journeying alone, as death had been promised to those whom he calls his friends.
There is also the rose the character in the song dreams of and that appears "so real". In "The Dark Tower" the rose represents the Tower in the world of Eddie, Susannah and Jake growing in a deserted court in New York.
Would be interesting to know if the band (or at least the singer) have read the "Tower" novels.