I think the verses are supposed to be from the point of view of Lucifer, although it is not in the album's booklet.
The only song on Paradise Lost that is confirmed to be about Paradise Lost is, yep, you guessed it - the title track. The rest are based on various themes from the epic story, such as lust (Eve of Seduction), betrayal (Seven), love (The Sacrifice), and war (The Walls of Babylon).
Yes but if you aline the all the songs in accordance with Genesis, it is certainly a connected story of that. This is what you would get
Part I: Oculus ex Inferni: Lucifer betrays God and falls from Heaven
Part II: Set the World on Fire + Domination both mean this: Lucifer takes over hell and plans to corrupt mankind
Part III: The Serpent's Kiss: Lucifer tempts Eve to eat from an apple of the tree of knowledge
Part IV: The Sacrifice: Eve tempts Adam to eat another apple from the tree of life
Part V: Paradise Lost: Adam and Eve are forced out of...
Yes but if you aline the all the songs in accordance with Genesis, it is certainly a connected story of that. This is what you would get
Part I: Oculus ex Inferni: Lucifer betrays God and falls from Heaven
Part II: Set the World on Fire + Domination both mean this: Lucifer takes over hell and plans to corrupt mankind
Part III: The Serpent's Kiss: Lucifer tempts Eve to eat from an apple of the tree of knowledge
Part IV: The Sacrifice: Eve tempts Adam to eat another apple from the tree of life
Part V: Paradise Lost: Adam and Eve are forced out of the Garden of Eden (aka the paradise)
Part VI: Seven: Lucifer watches in joy as mankind is quickly succumbed to his whim, a fall of man that started with Adam and Eve.
Part VII: Eve of Seduction: Lucifer becomes obsessed with claiming the souls of man that he corrupted and he explains that he will "he'll tear them apart so long as they never let him go" and that he will never let them go
Part VIII: The Walls of Babylon: Some among man try to do good and get away from Satan, hence they "tear down the walls of Babylon," meaning get away stop the Whore of Babylon
Part IX: Revelation: The goodness spreads as more philosophers and warriors convince others to do good and hence religions, spiritualities, and ethical philosophies are born
I think the verses are supposed to be from the point of view of Lucifer, although it is not in the album's booklet.
The only song on Paradise Lost that is confirmed to be about Paradise Lost is, yep, you guessed it - the title track. The rest are based on various themes from the epic story, such as lust (Eve of Seduction), betrayal (Seven), love (The Sacrifice), and war (The Walls of Babylon).
Yes but if you aline the all the songs in accordance with Genesis, it is certainly a connected story of that. This is what you would get Part I: Oculus ex Inferni: Lucifer betrays God and falls from Heaven Part II: Set the World on Fire + Domination both mean this: Lucifer takes over hell and plans to corrupt mankind Part III: The Serpent's Kiss: Lucifer tempts Eve to eat from an apple of the tree of knowledge Part IV: The Sacrifice: Eve tempts Adam to eat another apple from the tree of life Part V: Paradise Lost: Adam and Eve are forced out of...
Yes but if you aline the all the songs in accordance with Genesis, it is certainly a connected story of that. This is what you would get Part I: Oculus ex Inferni: Lucifer betrays God and falls from Heaven Part II: Set the World on Fire + Domination both mean this: Lucifer takes over hell and plans to corrupt mankind Part III: The Serpent's Kiss: Lucifer tempts Eve to eat from an apple of the tree of knowledge Part IV: The Sacrifice: Eve tempts Adam to eat another apple from the tree of life Part V: Paradise Lost: Adam and Eve are forced out of the Garden of Eden (aka the paradise) Part VI: Seven: Lucifer watches in joy as mankind is quickly succumbed to his whim, a fall of man that started with Adam and Eve. Part VII: Eve of Seduction: Lucifer becomes obsessed with claiming the souls of man that he corrupted and he explains that he will "he'll tear them apart so long as they never let him go" and that he will never let them go Part VIII: The Walls of Babylon: Some among man try to do good and get away from Satan, hence they "tear down the walls of Babylon," meaning get away stop the Whore of Babylon Part IX: Revelation: The goodness spreads as more philosophers and warriors convince others to do good and hence religions, spiritualities, and ethical philosophies are born