Some of you might remember this song from BG's poll in 2001 asking the users which themes they'd like to read about, there was a heated discussion over covering Dragonlance since the band was already associated with fantasy themes like LOTR and people wanted to see something new.
Some of the snippets that have not been mentioned yet:
"And from the flames // As chance would have it // The Soulforged will come into light" probably refers to the fact that Raistlin survived a fireball during his Test of High Sorcery thanks to his golden skin (magic armor) provided by the pact he made with Fistandantilus.
"I'm on my way to find back to the peace of mind" - Raistlin finally finds peace of mind once he leaves the Abyss and joins the RIver of Souls with his brother Caramon.
"Stillborn but you're still alive" - Raistlin's mother though of discarding him (killing him) when he was born since he was too small and weak but Kitara, his half sister, saved him and took care of him during his first years. She'd take care of him again a couple of years later when his mother died and Raistlin went into a catatonic state.
Some of you might remember this song from BG's poll in 2001 asking the users which themes they'd like to read about, there was a heated discussion over covering Dragonlance since the band was already associated with fantasy themes like LOTR and people wanted to see something new.
Some of the snippets that have not been mentioned yet:
"And from the flames // As chance would have it // The Soulforged will come into light" probably refers to the fact that Raistlin survived a fireball during his Test of High Sorcery thanks to his golden skin (magic armor) provided by the pact he made with Fistandantilus.
"I'm on my way to find back to the peace of mind" - Raistlin finally finds peace of mind once he leaves the Abyss and joins the RIver of Souls with his brother Caramon.
"Stillborn but you're still alive" - Raistlin's mother though of discarding him (killing him) when he was born since he was too small and weak but Kitara, his half sister, saved him and took care of him during his first years. She'd take care of him again a couple of years later when his mother died and Raistlin went into a catatonic state.
I wrote an entry at RockGenius detailing a couple more facts about the story: http://rockgeni.us/2010/06/22/the-soulforged-by-blind-guardian/