I had heard that the songs on Oh! Perilous World! were allegories for modern day phenomenon. Not sure where so I could be completely wrong but if so, the snail fever in the song could be an allegory for HIV/AIDS. Some supporting quotes are "Specialists can't deduce if this is incurable." "Now a disease defines me" Also, the fact that some survive and it is only explained by "the way that they walk" or "the look in their eyes."
I had heard that the songs on Oh! Perilous World! were allegories for modern day phenomenon. Not sure where so I could be completely wrong but if so, the snail fever in the song could be an allegory for HIV/AIDS. Some supporting quotes are "Specialists can't deduce if this is incurable." "Now a disease defines me" Also, the fact that some survive and it is only explained by "the way that they walk" or "the look in their eyes."