It's Latin - I think maybe the Lord's Prayer? When they had public hangings, your blue-blood criminals might have had prayers said for their soul as they walked to the gallows. This obviously isn't some aristocrat from way back when, it's a young punk with a gun - I think Alice just wanted the atmosphere laid on really thick. That trapdoor clunking open makes me jump every time. I suppose the weird noises at the end are the moment of death when the brainwaves turn to static. Powerful song!
It's Latin - I think maybe the Lord's Prayer? When they had public hangings, your blue-blood criminals might have had prayers said for their soul as they walked to the gallows. This obviously isn't some aristocrat from way back when, it's a young punk with a gun - I think Alice just wanted the atmosphere laid on really thick. That trapdoor clunking open makes me jump every time. I suppose the weird noises at the end are the moment of death when the brainwaves turn to static. Powerful song!