The lines concerning the military reflect the fact that Dmitri was a former officer in the Russian army.
The line - "A pound of nuts is simply not enough to keep my rage at bay" is a reference to a rather obscure story told near the end of the novel about how Dmitri received a pound of nuts from a local doctor was incredibly thankful and grateful for the gift, as no one had ever really given him anything as a child - he was forgotten by his father and raised by his father's servant.
Basically, the song makes numerous references to the novel, some more obscure than others.
Kezia owns this though.
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The lines concerning the military reflect the fact that Dmitri was a former officer in the Russian army.
The line - "A pound of nuts is simply not enough to keep my rage at bay" is a reference to a rather obscure story told near the end of the novel about how Dmitri received a pound of nuts from a local doctor was incredibly thankful and grateful for the gift, as no one had ever really given him anything as a child - he was forgotten by his father and raised by his father's servant.
Basically, the song makes numerous references to the novel, some more obscure than others. Kezia owns this though.