Definitely the killer - that's what makes the song. Without it, it's just some guy telling the tale of his dead family to some other guy in the woods......who cares? It also would remove any tension or suspense this song had if he was NOT the killer.
And surprising to me, the thing that proved this to me initially was the one Milton quote no ones mentioned.
" 'The sun to me is dark, and silent as the moon'.....do you sir have a room,....are ya beckoning me in?"
Or, basically, "here's a John Milton quote Mr. Family man, are you well read, do you understand that i'm admitting to you that i killed my own family? How bout that spare room? You inviting me in here or what?
'The sun to me is dark, and silent as the Moon,when she deserts the night, hid in her vacant interlunar cave.' from Samson Agonistes. In the context of the original poem, the lines equate darkness with death and light with life. Also, note the personification of the sun as feminine, and the use of the verb deserts, which in the poem reflects Dalila's betrayal of Samson. This imagery might be used to mirror Dalila's betrayal of Samson with how the narrator feels toward his wife and by extension children, i.e. she betrayed him by turning melancholy.
'The sun to me is dark, and silent as the Moon,when she deserts the night, hid in her vacant interlunar cave.' from Samson Agonistes. In the context of the original poem, the lines equate darkness with death and light with life. Also, note the personification of the sun as feminine, and the use of the verb deserts, which in the poem reflects Dalila's betrayal of Samson. This imagery might be used to mirror Dalila's betrayal of Samson with how the narrator feels toward his wife and by extension children, i.e. she betrayed him by turning melancholy.
Definitely the killer - that's what makes the song. Without it, it's just some guy telling the tale of his dead family to some other guy in the woods......who cares? It also would remove any tension or suspense this song had if he was NOT the killer.
And surprising to me, the thing that proved this to me initially was the one Milton quote no ones mentioned.
" 'The sun to me is dark, and silent as the moon'.....do you sir have a room,....are ya beckoning me in?"
Or, basically, "here's a John Milton quote Mr. Family man, are you well read, do you understand that i'm admitting to you that i killed my own family? How bout that spare room? You inviting me in here or what?
Phenomenal song.
'The sun to me is dark, and silent as the Moon,when she deserts the night, hid in her vacant interlunar cave.' from Samson Agonistes. In the context of the original poem, the lines equate darkness with death and light with life. Also, note the personification of the sun as feminine, and the use of the verb deserts, which in the poem reflects Dalila's betrayal of Samson. This imagery might be used to mirror Dalila's betrayal of Samson with how the narrator feels toward his wife and by extension children, i.e. she betrayed him by turning melancholy.
'The sun to me is dark, and silent as the Moon,when she deserts the night, hid in her vacant interlunar cave.' from Samson Agonistes. In the context of the original poem, the lines equate darkness with death and light with life. Also, note the personification of the sun as feminine, and the use of the verb deserts, which in the poem reflects Dalila's betrayal of Samson. This imagery might be used to mirror Dalila's betrayal of Samson with how the narrator feels toward his wife and by extension children, i.e. she betrayed him by turning melancholy.