Ok, enlightenment already sets the main topic of this song, i think. It seems it's a critique of the idea that humans should think for themselves, that they are supposed to follow their own logic and mind instead of blindly following a leader, be it religious or mundane.
Their critique describes the decades in darkness, that in reality are still there, despite the ideas of enlightenment being generally appreciated. I'm not sure about the exact meaning, but they could express that humans aren't meant to think, their "souls [are] carved in stone", "you can't escape what is meant to be". On the other hand, there's also talk of "invading the putrid masses", where here i'm not sure if "intelligense to stupidity" is supposed to mean that intelligence is becoming stupidity, or if intelligence should be used to enlighten the stupidity. The decision to this distinction might be the interpretation of this song.
Ok, enlightenment already sets the main topic of this song, i think. It seems it's a critique of the idea that humans should think for themselves, that they are supposed to follow their own logic and mind instead of blindly following a leader, be it religious or mundane.
Their critique describes the decades in darkness, that in reality are still there, despite the ideas of enlightenment being generally appreciated. I'm not sure about the exact meaning, but they could express that humans aren't meant to think, their "souls [are] carved in stone", "you can't escape what is meant to be". On the other hand, there's also talk of "invading the putrid masses", where here i'm not sure if "intelligense to stupidity" is supposed to mean that intelligence is becoming stupidity, or if intelligence should be used to enlighten the stupidity. The decision to this distinction might be the interpretation of this song.