The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is actually a book written by William Blake in the late 1700s. All of the song titles from this album are taken from the first 10 lines of the poem "A Song of Liberty." A lot of the lyrics and ideas from this song come from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell as well. Here are some lines taken from the book:
There are no direct quotes from the book in this song, but the last lyric, "The new heaven is born and hell revives," has to do with the last line of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, which says "Empire is no more! and now the lion & wolf shall cease." This has to do with the prophecy of Isaiah, of the new heaven and the new earth.
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell is actually a book written by William Blake in the late 1700s. All of the song titles from this album are taken from the first 10 lines of the poem "A Song of Liberty." A lot of the lyrics and ideas from this song come from The Marriage of Heaven and Hell as well. Here are some lines taken from the book:
There are no direct quotes from the book in this song, but the last lyric, "The new heaven is born and hell revives," has to do with the last line of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, which says "Empire is no more! and now the lion & wolf shall cease." This has to do with the prophecy of Isaiah, of the new heaven and the new earth.