This songs pretty obvious. Look at the picture of Fortress and it explains all:
both eyes closed > album cover goddess eyes are closed
myth and fable > song lyrics about Goddesses, the Golden Horde, ect.
animal bones...mane > album cover goddess antlers
ancient spears rise from her shoulders> once again the picture
the death by fire of a child > referencing Kezia
These 2 lines are key though:
Marking the first time it was done right + And that’s not all that haunts me
He's basically saying that it might suck for him that no matter what they put into their music, they will always be compared to Kezia and Fortress. Which don't get me wrong, are awesome albums, but I think he is expressing is frustration in the fact that people looked down on Scurrilous saying it was too different from their previous releases. Which it and the new album Volition certainly were, but they are gems in their own right and deserve credit
I was guilty of this as well, I didn't like Scurrious as much when it was first released, however when I went back to it later I feel in love with it. But I also see what Rody is saying, that it sucks that his new work is always compared back to those 2 albums, despite the fact that they are trying to progress as musicians. What is even more frustrating is that they are their own pieces of work "setting the standard for which they are measured" if you will
This songs pretty obvious. Look at the picture of Fortress and it explains all: both eyes closed > album cover goddess eyes are closed myth and fable > song lyrics about Goddesses, the Golden Horde, ect. animal bones...mane > album cover goddess antlers ancient spears rise from her shoulders> once again the picture
the death by fire of a child > referencing Kezia
These 2 lines are key though: Marking the first time it was done right + And that’s not all that haunts me
He's basically saying that it might suck for him that no matter what they put into their music, they will always be compared to Kezia and Fortress. Which don't get me wrong, are awesome albums, but I think he is expressing is frustration in the fact that people looked down on Scurrilous saying it was too different from their previous releases. Which it and the new album Volition certainly were, but they are gems in their own right and deserve credit
I was guilty of this as well, I didn't like Scurrious as much when it was first released, however when I went back to it later I feel in love with it. But I also see what Rody is saying, that it sucks that his new work is always compared back to those 2 albums, despite the fact that they are trying to progress as musicians. What is even more frustrating is that they are their own pieces of work "setting the standard for which they are measured" if you will