It's about giving up and realizing you're not the hero of the story anymore (as in Sax Rohmer, fighting with utter determination through a world of monsters trying to get back home). After an album filled with monsters, it's the narrator that's become the monster. All the preparations have been made---strings keen, hours spent getting the make-up just right. and now all that's left for them (and their house) to go up in flames.
It's about giving up and realizing you're not the hero of the story anymore (as in Sax Rohmer, fighting with utter determination through a world of monsters trying to get back home). After an album filled with monsters, it's the narrator that's become the monster. All the preparations have been made---strings keen, hours spent getting the make-up just right. and now all that's left for them (and their house) to go up in flames.