I have read Paradise lost, and Satan shows remorse for his destruction...the line "so I'll savour the downfall... of paradise" is his decision to go through with his plan after being awed by the beauty of Adam, Eve, and the Garden. Satan is portrayed as an epic hero a la the Odyssey or the Aeneid, a warrior fighting against oppression. This song is also before eve of seduction, the actual fall of man.
I have read Paradise lost, and Satan shows remorse for his destruction...the line "so I'll savour the downfall... of paradise" is his decision to go through with his plan after being awed by the beauty of Adam, Eve, and the Garden. Satan is portrayed as an epic hero a la the Odyssey or the Aeneid, a warrior fighting against oppression. This song is also before eve of seduction, the actual fall of man.