Just kidding. This song is about robbery. The raider is a robber. He punches the owner of the home with his fist. He cuts the phone line so the owner can't raise alarm and then he ties the owner up with tape and when he's done with the stressful first part of the robbery,he relaxes for a bit and watches some TV while the owner is tied up and talking too much like "please let me go, please don't hurt me" etc. The next part sounds like he's really searching for something, through the trash, the floorboards and all. Then he needs to check to make sure he hasn't left any finger prints. It sounds like he can't find what he broke in for as if it was just for attention. Now the ending seems like he has to kill this owner and clear the air. I really think the fact he's referring to himself as a raider instead of robber means he was searching for something in particular. He's a plaque inside this owners home and disorganizes everythinf this person owns. This song is rather violent for the album. It kind of reminds me of the serial killer concept of In Absentia. The Grace for Drowning book has a picture of a person tied up close to thw lyrics of this song but the other pictures next to it, I can't quite make sense of. Also, I wanted to point out the song Index is kind of similar to the compulsion of thia robber or raider. I think Index and his song may be connected. I'm not sure what this has to do with Grace for Drowning as a whole but every song seems to be different on this album. Brilliant song. If anyone has anymore odeas or can add on to this a interpretation, please post. I'd really like to know hat that fibres between the teeth line means.
the line(s) about checking for fibres is talking about fibres from the serial killer/robber's (Dennis Rader's) clothes... whilst tying the victim up, the victim would have fought back, trying to bite the assailant evidently, due to his hands being tied up. Hence the lines "Check for fibres in the gaps between the teeth, the floorboards" followed by "Check the fingerprints, go through the trash"... the assailant is making sure he hasn't left any incriminating evidence behind (fingerprints, strands/fibres of his clothes etc.)
hope this helps you understand this masterpiece :)
the line(s) about checking for fibres is talking about fibres from the serial killer/robber's (Dennis Rader's) clothes... whilst tying the victim up, the victim would have fought back, trying to bite the assailant evidently, due to his hands being tied up. Hence the lines "Check for fibres in the gaps between the teeth, the floorboards" followed by "Check the fingerprints, go through the trash"... the assailant is making sure he hasn't left any incriminating evidence behind (fingerprints, strands/fibres of his clothes etc.)
hope this helps you understand this masterpiece :)
Agreed this song and Index connect up with "Blackest Eyes" and "The Creator has a Mastertape" from In Absentia on the serial killer concept. Steven Wilson said that his mom is a big serial killer buff and that's where he got the interest from LOL.
Agreed this song and Index connect up with "Blackest Eyes" and "The Creator has a Mastertape" from In Absentia on the serial killer concept. Steven Wilson said that his mom is a big serial killer buff and that's where he got the interest from LOL.
Just kidding. This song is about robbery. The raider is a robber. He punches the owner of the home with his fist. He cuts the phone line so the owner can't raise alarm and then he ties the owner up with tape and when he's done with the stressful first part of the robbery,he relaxes for a bit and watches some TV while the owner is tied up and talking too much like "please let me go, please don't hurt me" etc. The next part sounds like he's really searching for something, through the trash, the floorboards and all. Then he needs to check to make sure he hasn't left any finger prints. It sounds like he can't find what he broke in for as if it was just for attention. Now the ending seems like he has to kill this owner and clear the air. I really think the fact he's referring to himself as a raider instead of robber means he was searching for something in particular. He's a plaque inside this owners home and disorganizes everythinf this person owns. This song is rather violent for the album. It kind of reminds me of the serial killer concept of In Absentia. The Grace for Drowning book has a picture of a person tied up close to thw lyrics of this song but the other pictures next to it, I can't quite make sense of. Also, I wanted to point out the song Index is kind of similar to the compulsion of thia robber or raider. I think Index and his song may be connected. I'm not sure what this has to do with Grace for Drowning as a whole but every song seems to be different on this album. Brilliant song. If anyone has anymore odeas or can add on to this a interpretation, please post. I'd really like to know hat that fibres between the teeth line means.
the line(s) about checking for fibres is talking about fibres from the serial killer/robber's (Dennis Rader's) clothes... whilst tying the victim up, the victim would have fought back, trying to bite the assailant evidently, due to his hands being tied up. Hence the lines "Check for fibres in the gaps between the teeth, the floorboards" followed by "Check the fingerprints, go through the trash"... the assailant is making sure he hasn't left any incriminating evidence behind (fingerprints, strands/fibres of his clothes etc.) hope this helps you understand this masterpiece :)
the line(s) about checking for fibres is talking about fibres from the serial killer/robber's (Dennis Rader's) clothes... whilst tying the victim up, the victim would have fought back, trying to bite the assailant evidently, due to his hands being tied up. Hence the lines "Check for fibres in the gaps between the teeth, the floorboards" followed by "Check the fingerprints, go through the trash"... the assailant is making sure he hasn't left any incriminating evidence behind (fingerprints, strands/fibres of his clothes etc.) hope this helps you understand this masterpiece :)
Agreed this song and Index connect up with "Blackest Eyes" and "The Creator has a Mastertape" from In Absentia on the serial killer concept. Steven Wilson said that his mom is a big serial killer buff and that's where he got the interest from LOL.
Agreed this song and Index connect up with "Blackest Eyes" and "The Creator has a Mastertape" from In Absentia on the serial killer concept. Steven Wilson said that his mom is a big serial killer buff and that's where he got the interest from LOL.