The reference to the promised land in the dark brings a sense of foreboding. A place that should represent glory and reward is cast in an onimous shadow. Babylon stands at the heart of civilization and it's burning. The narrarator is Babylon burning. He burns on the inside but the exterior remains- the building stands erect. (Babylon was seized many times, but the remains stand, still today).
Marianne may be a lover, he has obviously destroyed at least a part of her. He has killed everything but his own crawling skin.
This song (as I interpret it) is about destruction. The narrator is a destroyer, a ghost that haunts and hunts, but who himself cannot die, as any part of him that could feel has probably died long ago. There is nothing left but to continue to roam and haunt, to, in effect, "hit the city".
The reference to the promised land in the dark brings a sense of foreboding. A place that should represent glory and reward is cast in an onimous shadow. Babylon stands at the heart of civilization and it's burning. The narrarator is Babylon burning. He burns on the inside but the exterior remains- the building stands erect. (Babylon was seized many times, but the remains stand, still today).
Marianne may be a lover, he has obviously destroyed at least a part of her. He has killed everything but his own crawling skin.
This song (as I interpret it) is about destruction. The narrator is a destroyer, a ghost that haunts and hunts, but who himself cannot die, as any part of him that could feel has probably died long ago. There is nothing left but to continue to roam and haunt, to, in effect, "hit the city".