OR. It can be a reference to the Roman noblewoman, Lucretia, who committed suicide after her rape, telling her family about the crime that was done against her beforehand, leading to a huge warlike incident in the Republic, which would make sense as to why the lyrics sound warlike and why Andrew 'Eldritch' sings, "Dance the ghost with me." breath
That was quite a run-on sentence. o.O
@philocaly dusting off the old SOM records, and this song brought back much joy from my college days. Yes, you are correct. This song is about a ruler of a Nation (aka "Kingdom") at war, and how said ruler does all for his own selfish desires. Lucretia, when she was raped by the King's son, committed suicide in front of King and citizens out of revolt, which ultimately sparked the revolution that ended the rule of kings in Rome. The metaphor here is that the ruler in this song is seeing his reflection in Lucretia, meaning...
@philocaly dusting off the old SOM records, and this song brought back much joy from my college days. Yes, you are correct. This song is about a ruler of a Nation (aka "Kingdom") at war, and how said ruler does all for his own selfish desires. Lucretia, when she was raped by the King's son, committed suicide in front of King and citizens out of revolt, which ultimately sparked the revolution that ended the rule of kings in Rome. The metaphor here is that the ruler in this song is seeing his reflection in Lucretia, meaning he is seeing the revolt against him rising due to his lawless rule.
OR. It can be a reference to the Roman noblewoman, Lucretia, who committed suicide after her rape, telling her family about the crime that was done against her beforehand, leading to a huge warlike incident in the Republic, which would make sense as to why the lyrics sound warlike and why Andrew 'Eldritch' sings, "Dance the ghost with me." breath That was quite a run-on sentence. o.O
@philocaly dusting off the old SOM records, and this song brought back much joy from my college days. Yes, you are correct. This song is about a ruler of a Nation (aka "Kingdom") at war, and how said ruler does all for his own selfish desires. Lucretia, when she was raped by the King's son, committed suicide in front of King and citizens out of revolt, which ultimately sparked the revolution that ended the rule of kings in Rome. The metaphor here is that the ruler in this song is seeing his reflection in Lucretia, meaning...
@philocaly dusting off the old SOM records, and this song brought back much joy from my college days. Yes, you are correct. This song is about a ruler of a Nation (aka "Kingdom") at war, and how said ruler does all for his own selfish desires. Lucretia, when she was raped by the King's son, committed suicide in front of King and citizens out of revolt, which ultimately sparked the revolution that ended the rule of kings in Rome. The metaphor here is that the ruler in this song is seeing his reflection in Lucretia, meaning he is seeing the revolt against him rising due to his lawless rule.
or something like that