One way to look at the song is this:
Song is about loneliness of those who sacrifice social life in pursuit of knowledge(as philosophers do).
"my kingdom" as in my thoughts, life, existence isolated from others.
"cold" - as in the saying "break the ice of conversation". this is it. Kingdom is cold because this lonely person can't talk to anyone because there is awkward ice, whenever he/she talks to people and they do not understand him/her. This is often true for philosophers and other intelligent people when they face people.
"world made for me" - basically with every action and decision, he/she took the dark path of philosophy pursuing knowledge, thus failing to achieve happiness. Basically the converse of the "ignorance is bliss" saying.
"mountains of madness" - the source of his/her unhappiness is in the way they think. He/she does what is in accordance to reason, but doesn't reach the goal of happiness and connection with others. He/she thus recognizes that this behavior is "irrational" and mad. But he/she isn't able to abandon the path of knowledge, it is his/her kingdom.
The song says "At the mountains of Madness" which is a book written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1931. In the book researchers in the arctic find a city built by an ancient race. The story is related to "The call of the Cthulhu".
The song says "At the mountains of Madness" which is a book written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1931. In the book researchers in the arctic find a city built by an ancient race. The story is related to "The call of the Cthulhu".
One way to look at the song is this: Song is about loneliness of those who sacrifice social life in pursuit of knowledge(as philosophers do). "my kingdom" as in my thoughts, life, existence isolated from others.
"cold" - as in the saying "break the ice of conversation". this is it. Kingdom is cold because this lonely person can't talk to anyone because there is awkward ice, whenever he/she talks to people and they do not understand him/her. This is often true for philosophers and other intelligent people when they face people. "world made for me" - basically with every action and decision, he/she took the dark path of philosophy pursuing knowledge, thus failing to achieve happiness. Basically the converse of the "ignorance is bliss" saying. "mountains of madness" - the source of his/her unhappiness is in the way they think. He/she does what is in accordance to reason, but doesn't reach the goal of happiness and connection with others. He/she thus recognizes that this behavior is "irrational" and mad. But he/she isn't able to abandon the path of knowledge, it is his/her kingdom.
The song says "At the mountains of Madness" which is a book written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1931. In the book researchers in the arctic find a city built by an ancient race. The story is related to "The call of the Cthulhu".
The song says "At the mountains of Madness" which is a book written by H.P. Lovecraft in 1931. In the book researchers in the arctic find a city built by an ancient race. The story is related to "The call of the Cthulhu".