This song seems to describe periods on Earth: Iceaged, and then massive floodings.
That is what happens on Earth, when you look at it with a really big timeframe in mind.
What is a little confusing are these lines:
And then he said:
'Every step appears to be
the unavoidable consequence of the preceding one,
and in the end there beckons more and more clearly
total annihilation'
That is a quote from Einstein, when he addresses the nuclear armsrace. He describes how every step seems logical (respond to the enemy's previous move), but in the end... total annihilation.
Hammil would not use a quote in vain, so this must be related to each other. Is he maybe describing Nuclear winter (ice) following a total nuclear war (making the massive flood)?
This song seems to describe periods on Earth: Iceaged, and then massive floodings. That is what happens on Earth, when you look at it with a really big timeframe in mind.
What is a little confusing are these lines:
And then he said: 'Every step appears to be the unavoidable consequence of the preceding one, and in the end there beckons more and more clearly total annihilation'
That is a quote from Einstein, when he addresses the nuclear armsrace. He describes how every step seems logical (respond to the enemy's previous move), but in the end... total annihilation.
Hammil would not use a quote in vain, so this must be related to each other. Is he maybe describing Nuclear winter (ice) following a total nuclear war (making the massive flood)?