It's weird no-one else put this, but this is what I always imagined the song to be about:
I thought it was about evil inside us all, which some people have said, but I think it's specific to the book Lord of The Flies. The Drums and ambiant sounds remind me of a tribe in a jungle.
"Either way you turn, I'll be there, Open up your skull, I'll be there." This seems to be the beast talking to Simon, saying that he's inside all of them.
"I am the key to the lock in your house That keeps your toys in the basement." 'Toys' might be metaphorical, since the hunting the boys did in the novel were at first games, and then became serious.
"And if you get too far inside You'll only see my reflection." Is saying that if you got too far into savagey, you'll become the beast yourself.
"You know we're friends until we die" The beast telling Simon he should just give in.
"It's always better on the outside" Simon is an outsider in the group, and because of this he can see the truth.
"Fifteen blows to the back of your head" This seems to describe Simon's death, which is very violent , and then the scream at the end seems to be the other boys all screaming when they see him, and think he is the beast.
If anyone's read the book, let me know if you think that's right or not.
It's weird no-one else put this, but this is what I always imagined the song to be about: I thought it was about evil inside us all, which some people have said, but I think it's specific to the book Lord of The Flies. The Drums and ambiant sounds remind me of a tribe in a jungle.
"Either way you turn, I'll be there, Open up your skull, I'll be there." This seems to be the beast talking to Simon, saying that he's inside all of them.
"I am the key to the lock in your house That keeps your toys in the basement." 'Toys' might be metaphorical, since the hunting the boys did in the novel were at first games, and then became serious.
"And if you get too far inside You'll only see my reflection." Is saying that if you got too far into savagey, you'll become the beast yourself.
"You know we're friends until we die" The beast telling Simon he should just give in.
"It's always better on the outside" Simon is an outsider in the group, and because of this he can see the truth.
"Fifteen blows to the back of your head" This seems to describe Simon's death, which is very violent , and then the scream at the end seems to be the other boys all screaming when they see him, and think he is the beast.
If anyone's read the book, let me know if you think that's right or not.