In an interview somewhere, one of the guys in the band explains that a "diz" is invented slang for dick. So "diz-busting" is like busting someone's balls....
These dizbusters have "iron for a bloodstream and ice behind their eyes"- they are ruthless, and implacable. What it means that they hide behind a rose is anyone's guess. But we know that they're harrying the narrator, who is so afraid of them that he wants his grave hidden. Since Lucifer is mentioned, it may be that they are demons or fallen angels who hunt someone until they collect on whatever is owed to the Devil. Given how popular Tolkien was in 60s and 70s, it's not hard to imagine them as Nazgul, or to liken the song's narrator to a personage like Faust.
sub rosa is latin for under the rose.
back in the day, the practice of placing a rose above a doorway indicated secret proceedings took place there, hence, sub rosa means
secret dealings.
sub rosa is latin for under the rose.
back in the day, the practice of placing a rose above a doorway indicated secret proceedings took place there, hence, sub rosa means
secret dealings.
In an interview somewhere, one of the guys in the band explains that a "diz" is invented slang for dick. So "diz-busting" is like busting someone's balls....
These dizbusters have "iron for a bloodstream and ice behind their eyes"- they are ruthless, and implacable. What it means that they hide behind a rose is anyone's guess. But we know that they're harrying the narrator, who is so afraid of them that he wants his grave hidden. Since Lucifer is mentioned, it may be that they are demons or fallen angels who hunt someone until they collect on whatever is owed to the Devil. Given how popular Tolkien was in 60s and 70s, it's not hard to imagine them as Nazgul, or to liken the song's narrator to a personage like Faust.
sub rosa is latin for under the rose. back in the day, the practice of placing a rose above a doorway indicated secret proceedings took place there, hence, sub rosa means secret dealings.
sub rosa is latin for under the rose. back in the day, the practice of placing a rose above a doorway indicated secret proceedings took place there, hence, sub rosa means secret dealings.