"I am like thee, O Night, wild and terrible; for my ears are crowded with cries of conquered nations and sighs for forgotten lands."
I was just reading Khalil Gibran's 'The Madman' and this couplet immediately made me think of the similar line in this song.
I've no particular point to make; just thought it was interesting and lovely. (Lovely writing; fearful content.)
Also, my god, that same line (in the song), when listened to today, makes me cry for London. (It's the week of the Tottenham-et-al riots and looting, oh future readers.) Dispossessed children indeed. Gives the line a new dimension of horror.
"I am like thee, O Night, wild and terrible; for my ears are crowded with cries of conquered nations and sighs for forgotten lands."
I was just reading Khalil Gibran's 'The Madman' and this couplet immediately made me think of the similar line in this song.
I've no particular point to make; just thought it was interesting and lovely. (Lovely writing; fearful content.)
Also, my god, that same line (in the song), when listened to today, makes me cry for London. (It's the week of the Tottenham-et-al riots and looting, oh future readers.) Dispossessed children indeed. Gives the line a new dimension of horror.