This song is a reference to the book "Les Chants de Maldoror" by the Comte de Lautreamont.
In the first canto, there is a passage about growing your nails out for weeks on end until they are razor sharp, and then finding a young child and holding him and making him feel safe. When the child is comfortable, Maldoror (the 'protagonist' of the book) tells you to slice the child open with your nails, but not to kill him.
Instead, you are supposed to let the child weep, and then taste his blood and tears.
I'm 99% sure this has to be a reference to this passage, it fits too perfectly not to be.
@waful I don't think you're correct here. The entire album is about God and religion. The song is from Abraham's perspective when he is asked to sacrifice his son Isaac (the Beautiful Child).
@waful I don't think you're correct here. The entire album is about God and religion. The song is from Abraham's perspective when he is asked to sacrifice his son Isaac (the Beautiful Child).
This song is a reference to the book "Les Chants de Maldoror" by the Comte de Lautreamont.
In the first canto, there is a passage about growing your nails out for weeks on end until they are razor sharp, and then finding a young child and holding him and making him feel safe. When the child is comfortable, Maldoror (the 'protagonist' of the book) tells you to slice the child open with your nails, but not to kill him. Instead, you are supposed to let the child weep, and then taste his blood and tears.
I'm 99% sure this has to be a reference to this passage, it fits too perfectly not to be.
@waful I don't think you're correct here. The entire album is about God and religion. The song is from Abraham's perspective when he is asked to sacrifice his son Isaac (the Beautiful Child).
@waful I don't think you're correct here. The entire album is about God and religion. The song is from Abraham's perspective when he is asked to sacrifice his son Isaac (the Beautiful Child).