Looking out on a blue sky
I can see a new world arising
Like a prisoner unbound
I feel the power and the majesty
again
Looking up to the heavens
I can see what I left behind
Beneath the stars, moon and
warm sun
And all I know,
is my paradise has begun..."
The passage does not indicate Satan has won at all. Paradise Regained, the title, indicates humanity has regained Paradise. The tranquil instrumental should be taken as further evidence as should the euphoric/mystical music played before the lyrics.
The narrator seems to shift at Part V to humanity; if the narrator in part V was Satan then he would be describing the heavenly battles as a passive member rather then an active one. This doesn't make sense, thus the narrator is a human.
It is an elegant song, possibly one of the best 20 min songs out there.
It doesn't seem to relate at all to a shift in narrative point of view. To me, it seems to suggest not Lucifer's triumph, but rather his reconciliation with the Word.
It doesn't seem to relate at all to a shift in narrative point of view. To me, it seems to suggest not Lucifer's triumph, but rather his reconciliation with the Word.
"[Part VII - Paradise Regained]
Looking out on a blue sky I can see a new world arising Like a prisoner unbound I feel the power and the majesty again
Looking up to the heavens I can see what I left behind Beneath the stars, moon and warm sun And all I know, is my paradise has begun..."
The passage does not indicate Satan has won at all. Paradise Regained, the title, indicates humanity has regained Paradise. The tranquil instrumental should be taken as further evidence as should the euphoric/mystical music played before the lyrics.
The narrator seems to shift at Part V to humanity; if the narrator in part V was Satan then he would be describing the heavenly battles as a passive member rather then an active one. This doesn't make sense, thus the narrator is a human.
It is an elegant song, possibly one of the best 20 min songs out there.
It doesn't seem to relate at all to a shift in narrative point of view. To me, it seems to suggest not Lucifer's triumph, but rather his reconciliation with the Word.
It doesn't seem to relate at all to a shift in narrative point of view. To me, it seems to suggest not Lucifer's triumph, but rather his reconciliation with the Word.