This song is difficult to interpret, as there seems to be so much going on in it at one time.
The obvious part is that a man dies in an avalanche, and since he's so afraid to die he cuts a deal with the "Black Swan", or as the last poster said, Cygnus. However, this transforms him into a soul-ferrying swan, and he later realizes that it's more of a curse than a gift and realizes he needs to pawn off his job on someone else, even if that means that he'll truly die.
The things I'm unsure of are whether or not the man becomes just another Black Swan, or replaces Cygnus himself, as well as Cygnus' actual gender; this confusion is brought on by the verse about the man's engagement, and I figure the only "you" he could be talking about is Cygnus, in which case the original Black Swan is actually a woman (which is odd, because the Cygnus from mythology is a woman). Actually, every time he says "you" I become confused.
As well, there might be slight perspective-changes within the song; "One day I know you'll sell your soul". Is this Cygnus talking about our sorry protagonist, or the dude himself talking about some other person? If so, who?
This song is difficult to interpret, as there seems to be so much going on in it at one time.
The obvious part is that a man dies in an avalanche, and since he's so afraid to die he cuts a deal with the "Black Swan", or as the last poster said, Cygnus. However, this transforms him into a soul-ferrying swan, and he later realizes that it's more of a curse than a gift and realizes he needs to pawn off his job on someone else, even if that means that he'll truly die.
The things I'm unsure of are whether or not the man becomes just another Black Swan, or replaces Cygnus himself, as well as Cygnus' actual gender; this confusion is brought on by the verse about the man's engagement, and I figure the only "you" he could be talking about is Cygnus, in which case the original Black Swan is actually a woman (which is odd, because the Cygnus from mythology is a woman). Actually, every time he says "you" I become confused.
As well, there might be slight perspective-changes within the song; "One day I know you'll sell your soul". Is this Cygnus talking about our sorry protagonist, or the dude himself talking about some other person? If so, who?
Confusing song, awesome song. I love it.