Lyric discussion by slow pulse boy 

Cover art for So Gallantly Screaming lyrics by Legendary Pink Dots, The

This was written in 1985, but reading or listening to it after September 11, 2001 is quite scary. It’s about the downfall of America and destruction of the American dream. EK-S may have some prophetic abilities, but let’s just hope he’s not right with such dark visions in the first two verses (although I’m from Central Europe and many people here wouldn’t care :-)) Anyway, it’s a pretty complex composition and I especially like the industrial part midway of the track. It's obvious that Steven Stapleton was there in the studio... And the strings are good, too. I think Abraham, Martin and John are supposed to be Lincoln, ML King and JFK. All three of them were assassinated...