This song is definitely about the contact the band experienced with "Goliath" or "Tourniquet Man" as the board often wrote to them.
"When I hear your fingers, they will spell my name as I trade the faces of the holders."
In this lyric I see a mental image of the "Tourniquet Man" communicating with the band, disambiuating amongst them.
But this song, like many others on all of their albums, reminds me of Christ... who is sometimes referred to as Tourniquet. "Let me keep you as a favor" reminds me of the reaping of souls.
This song is definitely about the contact the band experienced with "Goliath" or "Tourniquet Man" as the board often wrote to them.
"When I hear your fingers, they will spell my name as I trade the faces of the holders."
In this lyric I see a mental image of the "Tourniquet Man" communicating with the band, disambiuating amongst them.
But this song, like many others on all of their albums, reminds me of Christ... who is sometimes referred to as Tourniquet. "Let me keep you as a favor" reminds me of the reaping of souls.