Cathedral in Flames Lyrics

Lyric discussion by bjbp 

Cover art for Cathedral in Flames lyrics by Coil

It's about torture and isolation. Taking influence from The 120 Days of Sodom, the song is about a group of youth locked away and sexually tortured. In their isolation, they are oblivious to what is happening in the outside world, but one day, one of them catches a glimpse outside where they're being held, and they see a cathedral in flames, signalling the apocalypse.

Not sure where I took this from, but I think I read it somewhere.

Not sure where I took this from, but I think I read it somewhere.