Simulacra is the plural form of simulacrum, which is basically a copy or representation of something, like a statue of a person, etc. It is "SIMilar" to what it represents, but doesn't hold all of its inherent qualities. It can also refer to a false vagina, like those ones you see in the porn shops in Manhattan. Those are apparently called simulacra as well.
I originally assumed that wax simulacra is referring to a wax mannequin, like at those wax museums you see. Particularly since the opening statement refers to an individual whom "came back to doubt (themself) but broke in two". Perhaps the individual splitting in two and becoming separate but similar objects is a metaphor for self reflection. It almost seems like their are two conflicting components of an individual's psyche which are inflicting pain on one another, and perhaps even causing suicidal issues (hangman)?
A few more things that support that theory that I just realized:
Lonely dice? How can dice be lone if there are two of them by definition? It means the two represents the same being, see "Persona" by Ingred Bergman and "Mulholland Drive" by David Lynch for more on this concept.
These guys must be into Lynch. If I'm not mistaken, the ending of this song is an instrumental "fugue" like the saxophone solo in Lynch's "Lost Highway" which is supposedly metaphorical for the psychological fugue that the main character is about to experience, when he himself splits into a different person.
Come to think of it the whole structure of this song is made up of a sequence of parts that imitate the previous part, especially at the end. These guys are pretty solid when it comes to making the structure of their music relevant to the content of the work.
Simulacra is the plural form of simulacrum, which is basically a copy or representation of something, like a statue of a person, etc. It is "SIMilar" to what it represents, but doesn't hold all of its inherent qualities. It can also refer to a false vagina, like those ones you see in the porn shops in Manhattan. Those are apparently called simulacra as well.
I originally assumed that wax simulacra is referring to a wax mannequin, like at those wax museums you see. Particularly since the opening statement refers to an individual whom "came back to doubt (themself) but broke in two". Perhaps the individual splitting in two and becoming separate but similar objects is a metaphor for self reflection. It almost seems like their are two conflicting components of an individual's psyche which are inflicting pain on one another, and perhaps even causing suicidal issues (hangman)?
A few more things that support that theory that I just realized:
Lonely dice? How can dice be lone if there are two of them by definition? It means the two represents the same being, see "Persona" by Ingred Bergman and "Mulholland Drive" by David Lynch for more on this concept.
These guys must be into Lynch. If I'm not mistaken, the ending of this song is an instrumental "fugue" like the saxophone solo in Lynch's "Lost Highway" which is supposedly metaphorical for the psychological fugue that the main character is about to experience, when he himself splits into a different person.
Come to think of it the whole structure of this song is made up of a sequence of parts that imitate the previous part, especially at the end. These guys are pretty solid when it comes to making the structure of their music relevant to the content of the work.
Sorry, it's actually INGMAR Bergman... and I'm not completely sure whether or not that is a fugue.
Sorry, it's actually INGMAR Bergman... and I'm not completely sure whether or not that is a fugue.