The point of the novel out of the silent planet was that earth has become 'the silent planet' because human being thrown into isolation vied to host the whole world within their minds, to become 'oyarsas' themselves is the term the novel uses. The 'oyarsas' on other planets were being who occupied an upper tier which they merit for having authentic wisdom, who were in mediate contact with a godhead and whom hosted forums for the community. On a planet where this is the state everyone imagines themselves to be, there is an apathetic attitude towards communication and nothing amasses. Maiden always does refer the cause of this to the 'brave new world' structure of current society. And 'the punishment for all who, wittingly or innocently, contribute to making the planet silent are punished naturally with 'death'. They become dead souls over time. I think the song is also trying to up-scope an effect of a mass of deadened souls as being the 'fermentation' of new 'demons of creation', which would be those who vie for 'decimation', a grand redux of complexity back into a single point, a desire to just go 'home' and be done with. 'Haggard wisdom spitting out the BITTER taste of hate' would be from those already molded by that sort of predicament who chose temperance and perseverance, among other things. And the silence goes on as the two mentalities demonize each other without really knowing who is who, in passing by. The conversation is suppressed yet no one 'has a disguise' since in these conditions 'mindless projection' is instinctual. Self-loathing is the off-shooting point, no one wants to see the other, needless to say see right through themselves. Everything is dandy as it is, and everyone is perfectly placid hosting the world within their own mind as is imagined. In short, decimation has already taken place.
The point of the novel out of the silent planet was that earth has become 'the silent planet' because human being thrown into isolation vied to host the whole world within their minds, to become 'oyarsas' themselves is the term the novel uses. The 'oyarsas' on other planets were being who occupied an upper tier which they merit for having authentic wisdom, who were in mediate contact with a godhead and whom hosted forums for the community. On a planet where this is the state everyone imagines themselves to be, there is an apathetic attitude towards communication and nothing amasses. Maiden always does refer the cause of this to the 'brave new world' structure of current society. And 'the punishment for all who, wittingly or innocently, contribute to making the planet silent are punished naturally with 'death'. They become dead souls over time. I think the song is also trying to up-scope an effect of a mass of deadened souls as being the 'fermentation' of new 'demons of creation', which would be those who vie for 'decimation', a grand redux of complexity back into a single point, a desire to just go 'home' and be done with. 'Haggard wisdom spitting out the BITTER taste of hate' would be from those already molded by that sort of predicament who chose temperance and perseverance, among other things. And the silence goes on as the two mentalities demonize each other without really knowing who is who, in passing by. The conversation is suppressed yet no one 'has a disguise' since in these conditions 'mindless projection' is instinctual. Self-loathing is the off-shooting point, no one wants to see the other, needless to say see right through themselves. Everything is dandy as it is, and everyone is perfectly placid hosting the world within their own mind as is imagined. In short, decimation has already taken place.