This is actually my favorite song on The Resistance album. I think it's sexy and the most beautiful song and extremely romantic. I also think I've made the connection between this album and the whole 1984 theme Matt was inspired by. The french "bridge" for lack of a better word is from the Samson et Delila opera made famous by Maria Callas. The french lines are backwards in the lyrics posted above. It should be "Ah, reponds a ma tendresse...Versez moi, versez moi livresse" (forgive any spelling errors) But although he says these lines several times...this is the order of how it's said first as well as in the opera. It means "Respond to my tenderness...pour out to me the drunkeness" The similarity between the Samson and Delila story from the bible as well as the 1984 characters of Winston Smith and his Julia is that the men fell so in love with these women...and although each loved them back...they both ultimately betrayed them for power, glory & fear of authority figures, etc.
I think the song conveys that complete surrender to the ones they love. They may know that they are doomed by this love or possible betrayal...but it doesn't matter, they are powerless against it.They love completely with their whole being. I suppose it could be also represent how we can be seduced by our government and promises they make...but I prefer to think of it on the romantic level.
This is actually my favorite song on The Resistance album. I think it's sexy and the most beautiful song and extremely romantic. I also think I've made the connection between this album and the whole 1984 theme Matt was inspired by. The french "bridge" for lack of a better word is from the Samson et Delila opera made famous by Maria Callas. The french lines are backwards in the lyrics posted above. It should be "Ah, reponds a ma tendresse...Versez moi, versez moi livresse" (forgive any spelling errors) But although he says these lines several times...this is the order of how it's said first as well as in the opera. It means "Respond to my tenderness...pour out to me the drunkeness" The similarity between the Samson and Delila story from the bible as well as the 1984 characters of Winston Smith and his Julia is that the men fell so in love with these women...and although each loved them back...they both ultimately betrayed them for power, glory & fear of authority figures, etc. I think the song conveys that complete surrender to the ones they love. They may know that they are doomed by this love or possible betrayal...but it doesn't matter, they are powerless against it.They love completely with their whole being. I suppose it could be also represent how we can be seduced by our government and promises they make...but I prefer to think of it on the romantic level.
Very true, I think the song meshes well into the whole album because if you do not love, you are not human.
Very true, I think the song meshes well into the whole album because if you do not love, you are not human.