Procession:=funeral. but i dont think there is a funeral. generally a funeral procession includes some ceremony and walking, and i think all of that is represented in the boy's exodus.
Such a good painting of the boy discovering his mother’s death. “trumpets decay” oh god yes. Remember the well from act 1 all dried up? Yeah, it has finally been dried up. So we can guess it has something to do with his mother (sexual chalice) but it is more than that, it is a motherly chalice (incest returns!) and the “stale smell” is deathly in the hay there no one cry.
Here we see the boy’s strength, in my opinion, but it is also sad that no one will mourn her and that is why we feel bad for Boy. “We (him and his mother) are broke and alone” and he discovers a truth of life that is a theme (said over and over in act 3s finale) “we all die alone”.
Now, he thinks of the death. Is this the narrator describing the oddness that her beauty remains? Or the boys meditation? Dunno. But it’s pretty easy to understand. He leaves, something about being unsure. And finally, “one life for another” reminds us of his birth as she sacrificed her life for him.
This is my favorite song btw. It is so well done in every aspect and very creative in the rhythm. Plus, the tone really matches the lyrics. It’s probably the most complete song in the album.
Procession:=funeral. but i dont think there is a funeral. generally a funeral procession includes some ceremony and walking, and i think all of that is represented in the boy's exodus. Such a good painting of the boy discovering his mother’s death. “trumpets decay” oh god yes. Remember the well from act 1 all dried up? Yeah, it has finally been dried up. So we can guess it has something to do with his mother (sexual chalice) but it is more than that, it is a motherly chalice (incest returns!) and the “stale smell” is deathly in the hay there no one cry. Here we see the boy’s strength, in my opinion, but it is also sad that no one will mourn her and that is why we feel bad for Boy. “We (him and his mother) are broke and alone” and he discovers a truth of life that is a theme (said over and over in act 3s finale) “we all die alone”. Now, he thinks of the death. Is this the narrator describing the oddness that her beauty remains? Or the boys meditation? Dunno. But it’s pretty easy to understand. He leaves, something about being unsure. And finally, “one life for another” reminds us of his birth as she sacrificed her life for him. This is my favorite song btw. It is so well done in every aspect and very creative in the rhythm. Plus, the tone really matches the lyrics. It’s probably the most complete song in the album.