This song is from Owen Pallett's album Heartland which, through all its tracks, tells the story of Lewis, an ultra-violent farmer. In the land of Spectrum where Owen is a god-like ruler, Lewis goes on an adventure to confront and battle him.
Lewis Takes Action is exactly that, Lewis taking action. He decides that he will be the one to take up the fight. Currently they are being harassed by the cockatrice, No-Face. A hybrid mythical creature of bird and dragon. Surely one of Owen's minions.
He rides down mount Alpentine on his horse, Imelda to liberate Spectrum from its evil. Lewis successfully rips off No-Face's beak, never allowing it to decry its stony hiss ever again.
The second last verse, I assume, talks about how Owen, as a god, is constantly manipulating the situations in which Lewis find himself.
The last verse may pertain to Owen or Lewis, it's hard to tell sometimes what perspective Pallett sings from. If it is Lewis, then he's celebrating his kill with a dazzling display of amber whip and fiery fingers. If it's Owen then perhaps he decided to climax the end of the battle with a loud-cracking, dazzling display of lightning that he spawned from his fingers. (Amber whip, fire = lightning)
Okay, that's very interesting and I'm inclined to believe it except that I hear him sing "I took -A- no-face by his beak" instead of "I took No-face by his beak" which is rather less specific and you wouldn't use 'a' if you were speaking about a specific 'beast'. Am I just hearing things or are the above lyrics wrong?
Okay, that's very interesting and I'm inclined to believe it except that I hear him sing "I took -A- no-face by his beak" instead of "I took No-face by his beak" which is rather less specific and you wouldn't use 'a' if you were speaking about a specific 'beast'. Am I just hearing things or are the above lyrics wrong?
no i hear "a" too. i think there isnmore than one No Face. i get the sense that they're some sort of species sent out by Lewis' adversaries to hinder his progress in achieving his divine quest.
no i hear "a" too. i think there isnmore than one No Face. i get the sense that they're some sort of species sent out by Lewis' adversaries to hinder his progress in achieving his divine quest.
Yeah I agree with the previous posters. I think at this point in the album, Lewis has not yet decided to fight Owen, but is still following his bidding. He only becomes disillusioned with him after "The Great Elsewhere".
Yeah I agree with the previous posters. I think at this point in the album, Lewis has not yet decided to fight Owen, but is still following his bidding. He only becomes disillusioned with him after "The Great Elsewhere".
This song is from Owen Pallett's album Heartland which, through all its tracks, tells the story of Lewis, an ultra-violent farmer. In the land of Spectrum where Owen is a god-like ruler, Lewis goes on an adventure to confront and battle him. Lewis Takes Action is exactly that, Lewis taking action. He decides that he will be the one to take up the fight. Currently they are being harassed by the cockatrice, No-Face. A hybrid mythical creature of bird and dragon. Surely one of Owen's minions. He rides down mount Alpentine on his horse, Imelda to liberate Spectrum from its evil. Lewis successfully rips off No-Face's beak, never allowing it to decry its stony hiss ever again.
The second last verse, I assume, talks about how Owen, as a god, is constantly manipulating the situations in which Lewis find himself. The last verse may pertain to Owen or Lewis, it's hard to tell sometimes what perspective Pallett sings from. If it is Lewis, then he's celebrating his kill with a dazzling display of amber whip and fiery fingers. If it's Owen then perhaps he decided to climax the end of the battle with a loud-cracking, dazzling display of lightning that he spawned from his fingers. (Amber whip, fire = lightning)
Okay, that's very interesting and I'm inclined to believe it except that I hear him sing "I took -A- no-face by his beak" instead of "I took No-face by his beak" which is rather less specific and you wouldn't use 'a' if you were speaking about a specific 'beast'. Am I just hearing things or are the above lyrics wrong?
Okay, that's very interesting and I'm inclined to believe it except that I hear him sing "I took -A- no-face by his beak" instead of "I took No-face by his beak" which is rather less specific and you wouldn't use 'a' if you were speaking about a specific 'beast'. Am I just hearing things or are the above lyrics wrong?
no i hear "a" too. i think there isnmore than one No Face. i get the sense that they're some sort of species sent out by Lewis' adversaries to hinder his progress in achieving his divine quest.
no i hear "a" too. i think there isnmore than one No Face. i get the sense that they're some sort of species sent out by Lewis' adversaries to hinder his progress in achieving his divine quest.
Yeah I agree with the previous posters. I think at this point in the album, Lewis has not yet decided to fight Owen, but is still following his bidding. He only becomes disillusioned with him after "The Great Elsewhere".
Yeah I agree with the previous posters. I think at this point in the album, Lewis has not yet decided to fight Owen, but is still following his bidding. He only becomes disillusioned with him after "The Great Elsewhere".