Oh my dear Nike
She took them away
On her wings of victory
the lyrics on pro-rock are wrong. listen to it closer and you can hear it. it also makes much more sense
ie the Nike being goddes of victory is often depicted as having wings
the part about the dinosours is pretty much self explanitory.
the king herod part has to do with the birth of jesus. some speculate that the star of bethlehem was actually haley's comet during one of its near passes by earth. herod had all children under the age of two killed, in some accounts including his own son.
i read somewhere that neil wrote this after the heavens gate cult commited mass suicide during the close passing of the Hale-Bop comet. it was supposedly recorded during elephant riders, which would be a year after the events happened. but i dunno. i would guess the crystal ball part comes from the prediction that hale-bop would bring in a new era and set the cult free.
one of the only clutch songs ive never heard a live version of.
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Oh my dear Nike She took them away On her wings of victory
the lyrics on pro-rock are wrong. listen to it closer and you can hear it. it also makes much more sense
ie the Nike being goddes of victory is often depicted as having wings
the part about the dinosours is pretty much self explanitory.
the king herod part has to do with the birth of jesus. some speculate that the star of bethlehem was actually haley's comet during one of its near passes by earth. herod had all children under the age of two killed, in some accounts including his own son.
i read somewhere that neil wrote this after the heavens gate cult commited mass suicide during the close passing of the Hale-Bop comet. it was supposedly recorded during elephant riders, which would be a year after the events happened. but i dunno. i would guess the crystal ball part comes from the prediction that hale-bop would bring in a new era and set the cult free.
one of the only clutch songs ive never heard a live version of.