Double Agent

This song has always struck me as an ode to Alia Atreides, from the Dune novels. Alia is possessed by her evil grandfather, the Baron Vladimir Harkonnen (Double Agent). She is literally caught between darkness and light.

As regent of her brother's empire, she has "so many decisions, a million revisions"

The wilderness of mirrors are the countless personalities living within her in Other Memory. This is almost perfectly described here: "On the edge of sleep, I heard voices behind the door The known and the nameless familiar and faceless My angels and my demons at war Which one will lose--depends on what I choose Or maybe which voice I ignore..."

The baron is aptly described here: "Wilderness of mirrors World of polished steel Gears and iron chains Turn the grinding wheel I run between the shadows Some are phantoms, some are real"

Her "precious sense of honor" is the Atreides Code of Honor.

Becoming a full Reverend Mother upon birth, she never was able to develop her own Self. She is wise and knowledge beyond her years, but that is only due to those memories and experiences living within her. She is still just a little child deep down inside, as described here: "Wilderness of mirrors So easy to deceive My precious sense of rightness Is sometimes so naive So that which I imagine Is that which I believe "

In the end, she is confronted by her nephew (the soon to be God Emperor) who gives her the choice between a Trial of Possession or an exit through the window high above the temple steps. She chooses the latter, as described abruptly in the ending verse: "On the edge of sleep, I awoke to a sun so bright Rested and fearless, cheered by your nearness I knew which direction was right The case had been tried by the jury inside The choice between darkness and light... "