It seems to be about soldiers going to war, or who have died in war :( I think it's soldiers who have died because of the line about "Names like footsteps chiselled in stone" - names on a war memorial.
I always thought of War with this song too. Karine Polwart has a way of using mythology to describe modern things, similar with her song 'Firethief'.
I think it's about soldiers dying, the line: 'looking up ahead and never looking back
scared they'll catch the eye of some Medusa', explains this well - Medusa had the power to turn people into stone with a glance. I think this song it about that moment before death when you freeze in fear.
Karine Polwart uses Medusa brilliantly with these poignant lyrics.
I always thought of War with this song too. Karine Polwart has a way of using mythology to describe modern things, similar with her song 'Firethief'.
I think it's about soldiers dying, the line: 'looking up ahead and never looking back
scared they'll catch the eye of some Medusa', explains this well - Medusa had the power to turn people into stone with a glance. I think this song it about that moment before death when you freeze in fear.
Karine Polwart uses Medusa brilliantly with these poignant lyrics.
It seems to be about soldiers going to war, or who have died in war :( I think it's soldiers who have died because of the line about "Names like footsteps chiselled in stone" - names on a war memorial.
I always thought of War with this song too. Karine Polwart has a way of using mythology to describe modern things, similar with her song 'Firethief'. I think it's about soldiers dying, the line: 'looking up ahead and never looking back scared they'll catch the eye of some Medusa', explains this well - Medusa had the power to turn people into stone with a glance. I think this song it about that moment before death when you freeze in fear. Karine Polwart uses Medusa brilliantly with these poignant lyrics.
I always thought of War with this song too. Karine Polwart has a way of using mythology to describe modern things, similar with her song 'Firethief'. I think it's about soldiers dying, the line: 'looking up ahead and never looking back scared they'll catch the eye of some Medusa', explains this well - Medusa had the power to turn people into stone with a glance. I think this song it about that moment before death when you freeze in fear. Karine Polwart uses Medusa brilliantly with these poignant lyrics.