Yeah, I can see that, but ultimately the imagery used in this song is too similar to that passage to just be a coincidence, and considering the popularity of "Maldoror" as a theme in the industrial scene etc in the 70s and 80s, it is pretty likely that Gira was familiar with the work.
In Maldoror the narrator talks about holding a beautiful child in his arms, stroking his hair, and then killing him. The similarity is pretty big. Plus it wouldn't surprise me at all if Gira has read Maldoror; it seems like a book he'd dig. So yeah, I'll have to go with Waful on this one.
In Maldoror the narrator talks about holding a beautiful child in his arms, stroking his hair, and then killing him. The similarity is pretty big. Plus it wouldn't surprise me at all if Gira has read Maldoror; it seems like a book he'd dig. So yeah, I'll have to go with Waful on this one.
Yeah, I can see that, but ultimately the imagery used in this song is too similar to that passage to just be a coincidence, and considering the popularity of "Maldoror" as a theme in the industrial scene etc in the 70s and 80s, it is pretty likely that Gira was familiar with the work.
What imagery? Besides holding a crying child? Admittedly, I haven't read the book, but this strikes me as being about abortion.
What imagery? Besides holding a crying child? Admittedly, I haven't read the book, but this strikes me as being about abortion.
In Maldoror the narrator talks about holding a beautiful child in his arms, stroking his hair, and then killing him. The similarity is pretty big. Plus it wouldn't surprise me at all if Gira has read Maldoror; it seems like a book he'd dig. So yeah, I'll have to go with Waful on this one.
In Maldoror the narrator talks about holding a beautiful child in his arms, stroking his hair, and then killing him. The similarity is pretty big. Plus it wouldn't surprise me at all if Gira has read Maldoror; it seems like a book he'd dig. So yeah, I'll have to go with Waful on this one.