I agree with most of what everyone's said here. This is a test of Rael's character. Can he resist temptation and leave behind what he's been longing for in order to save his brother, who keeps leaving him in moments of danger and has basically been acting pretty aloof and uncaring for the entire album's story? By choosing to go back and save his selfish brother, Rael proves his worth as a person and ends up being rewarded by becoming... "it." I'm still a bit confused by that, but whatever.
I noticed the first verse is sung to the tune of The Lamia, or at least the part that says "Each empty snakelike body floats, silent sorrow in empty boats..." Also, this and The Lamia are the only songs on The Lamb that have portions written in third person.
I agree with most of what everyone's said here. This is a test of Rael's character. Can he resist temptation and leave behind what he's been longing for in order to save his brother, who keeps leaving him in moments of danger and has basically been acting pretty aloof and uncaring for the entire album's story? By choosing to go back and save his selfish brother, Rael proves his worth as a person and ends up being rewarded by becoming... "it." I'm still a bit confused by that, but whatever.
I noticed the first verse is sung to the tune of The Lamia, or at least the part that says "Each empty snakelike body floats, silent sorrow in empty boats..." Also, this and The Lamia are the only songs on The Lamb that have portions written in third person.