Most of the things about this song that I've thought of have been discussed pretty thoroughly... I have a couple of things to add however.
I agree with jason65 in that the song shouldn't necessarily be taken so literally... the symbolism is laid on pretty thick.
I think that it's pretty significant that the town is up on a mountain. When I think of a mountain, I think of something up high. Being up high can be associated with being overly self-righteous-- using the narrator as a scapegoat.
On that note... I thought of the "Our beloved kin..." etc. verses could possibly be referencing some sort of lower class (or race) that is oppressed by a ruling class.
evilMoW: Yes, the song following this one on the Reckoning Night album is White Pearl, Black Ocean.
Most of the things about this song that I've thought of have been discussed pretty thoroughly... I have a couple of things to add however.
I agree with jason65 in that the song shouldn't necessarily be taken so literally... the symbolism is laid on pretty thick.
I think that it's pretty significant that the town is up on a mountain. When I think of a mountain, I think of something up high. Being up high can be associated with being overly self-righteous-- using the narrator as a scapegoat.
On that note... I thought of the "Our beloved kin..." etc. verses could possibly be referencing some sort of lower class (or race) that is oppressed by a ruling class.
evilMoW: Yes, the song following this one on the Reckoning Night album is White Pearl, Black Ocean.