This song is a mostly a play on an idea from the cult of thelema. They believe their are three separate stages of religion called aeons: aeon of isis (pagan religion which worshiped nature), aeon of osiris (judeo-christian religion which involved submission to a father god), and the aeon of horus (involving something with self realization and following your own will). The song is based on a transition from the osiris to the horus. Obviously the song is spiced up a bit and has Satan being the symbol of the new era, The raven is an important symbol in the song, since Aleister Crowley actually has used it as a symbol of desecration of Christianity in his writings. It's presence in the song is a mockery, since it tells of their inevitable demise as it happily waits for clean up duty. Overall a very sick song, and it captures the evil and mysterious vibe of the album very well. The riffs are probably the most technical on the album too, which have an unnerving Egyptian sound that goes perfectly with the mind-bending lyrics.
This song is a mostly a play on an idea from the cult of thelema. They believe their are three separate stages of religion called aeons: aeon of isis (pagan religion which worshiped nature), aeon of osiris (judeo-christian religion which involved submission to a father god), and the aeon of horus (involving something with self realization and following your own will). The song is based on a transition from the osiris to the horus. Obviously the song is spiced up a bit and has Satan being the symbol of the new era, The raven is an important symbol in the song, since Aleister Crowley actually has used it as a symbol of desecration of Christianity in his writings. It's presence in the song is a mockery, since it tells of their inevitable demise as it happily waits for clean up duty. Overall a very sick song, and it captures the evil and mysterious vibe of the album very well. The riffs are probably the most technical on the album too, which have an unnerving Egyptian sound that goes perfectly with the mind-bending lyrics.