This song is about Prometheus giving the fire to humans. The fire is a metaphor for the intellect. This song describes how the intellect works and affects humans. The absurdity of it, but yet the usefulness. It clarifies thought, but the seeker always finds the truth he wants to find.
This song is about Prometheus giving the fire to humans. The fire is a metaphor for the intellect. This song describes how the intellect works and affects humans. The absurdity of it, but yet the usefulness. It clarifies thought, but the seeker always finds the truth he wants to find.
Forgot to mention that the lyrics refer dircetly to the mental aspect of the intellect hence "a headless hollow" - It is not physical.
Forgot to mention that the lyrics refer dircetly to the mental aspect of the intellect hence "a headless hollow" - It is not physical.
And it describes the desire for knowledge as a flame as well. That is why I think the Promethean metaphor is so great!
And it describes the desire for knowledge as a flame as well. That is why I think the Promethean metaphor is so great!