I want to present my interpretation of the song and I believe it to be the most accurate so read it all! I need to give you some information before I take the lyrics one by one so that you will understand my interpretation.
About 2500 years ago the Greek writer Aeschylus wrote a tragedy named ‘‘Prometheus Bound’’. According to this myth, Prometheus who was the son of a titan and of Themis (in the tragedy she is identified with Gaia =Earth). He went against the will of Zeus and helped mankind by giving humanity fire, science, writing and agriculture (civilization in general). As a result, he was eternally punished. He was chained to a rock in a mountain, where his liver is eaten daily by an eagle, only to be regenerated by night, as he was immortal. So I start:
Verse 1: ‘Denying the lying
A million children fighting
For lives in strife
For hope beyond the horizon’
These lyrics reveal that people have no hope and they struggle to survive. Humankind is in danger of extinction.
V2: ‘A dead world
A dark path
Not even crossroads to choose from
All the bloodred
Carpets before me
Behold this fair creation of God’
The world without fire was dark and people dead because they couldn’t create weapons nor feed themselves properly. They couldn’t progress. Without the gift of fire people were doomed. So they had no choice. These words (of the lyrics) could be spoken by Prometheus as he saw the unfair behaviour of God Zeus. In the tragedy I told you about Prometheus sees mankind as being left to destruction.
Verse 3: ‘My only wish to leave behind
All the days of the Earth
An everyday hell of my kingdom come’.
Prometheus is really upset and he wishes to be able to forget his torture but the pain is so intense that he can’t because he is being tortured everyday and only awaits for his punishment to end and for his action to be at last rewarded not only by people nut also by Zeus so that He will stop his torment (->his kingdom come).
Verse 4: ‘The first rock thrown again
Welcome to hell, little Saint
Mother Gaia in slaughter
Welcome to paradise, Soldier’
‘The first rock thrown again’ represents the punishment that is recycled. Prometheus is a ‘‘Saint’’ as he acted good but he was sent to ‘‘hell’’ because of this action.
‘Mother Gaia’ maybe is a reference to Gaia (Prometheus’ mother) or to the suffering Earth.
Welcome to paradise, Soldier’ is probably ironic. I can’t add it to my interpretation in another way.
Verse 5: ‘My first cry neverending
All life is to fear for life
You fool, you wanderer
You challenged the gods and lost’
Prometheus (in the tragedy) had endured his humiliating punishment silently (which shows his pride) by the moment he cries alone in the mountain and he evokes the presence of the elements of nature.
‘All life is to fear for life’: He as an immortal God had the ability to see the future and he knew that he will spend all this life being tormented.
‘You fool, you wanderer, You challenged the gods and lost’: This is addressed to Prometheus by someone who thinks he was a fool to disobey the will of the gods and what he did led to his misfortune and loss.
‘Save yourself a penny for the ferryman
Save yourself and let them suffer
In hope
In love
This world ain't ready for The Ark’
Ancient Greeks offered Harus (the ferryman) two pennies for taking them to the underworld (people placed coins to the eyes of a dead man). Here probably Zeus tells Prometheus that he should’ve meant his own business and let people suffer.
But Prometheus is still in hope that something will release him and he hasn’t repented because he loves mankind.
The last verse is a thought of Prometheus that the world shouldn’t be left alone to die. They aren’t ready to be obliterated.
I want to present my interpretation of the song and I believe it to be the most accurate so read it all! I need to give you some information before I take the lyrics one by one so that you will understand my interpretation. About 2500 years ago the Greek writer Aeschylus wrote a tragedy named ‘‘Prometheus Bound’’. According to this myth, Prometheus who was the son of a titan and of Themis (in the tragedy she is identified with Gaia =Earth). He went against the will of Zeus and helped mankind by giving humanity fire, science, writing and agriculture (civilization in general). As a result, he was eternally punished. He was chained to a rock in a mountain, where his liver is eaten daily by an eagle, only to be regenerated by night, as he was immortal. So I start:
Verse 1: ‘Denying the lying A million children fighting For lives in strife For hope beyond the horizon’ These lyrics reveal that people have no hope and they struggle to survive. Humankind is in danger of extinction. V2: ‘A dead world A dark path Not even crossroads to choose from All the bloodred Carpets before me Behold this fair creation of God’ The world without fire was dark and people dead because they couldn’t create weapons nor feed themselves properly. They couldn’t progress. Without the gift of fire people were doomed. So they had no choice. These words (of the lyrics) could be spoken by Prometheus as he saw the unfair behaviour of God Zeus. In the tragedy I told you about Prometheus sees mankind as being left to destruction. Verse 3: ‘My only wish to leave behind All the days of the Earth An everyday hell of my kingdom come’. Prometheus is really upset and he wishes to be able to forget his torture but the pain is so intense that he can’t because he is being tortured everyday and only awaits for his punishment to end and for his action to be at last rewarded not only by people nut also by Zeus so that He will stop his torment (->his kingdom come).
Verse 4: ‘The first rock thrown again Welcome to hell, little Saint Mother Gaia in slaughter Welcome to paradise, Soldier’
‘The first rock thrown again’ represents the punishment that is recycled. Prometheus is a ‘‘Saint’’ as he acted good but he was sent to ‘‘hell’’ because of this action. ‘Mother Gaia’ maybe is a reference to Gaia (Prometheus’ mother) or to the suffering Earth. Welcome to paradise, Soldier’ is probably ironic. I can’t add it to my interpretation in another way.
Verse 5: ‘My first cry neverending All life is to fear for life You fool, you wanderer You challenged the gods and lost’ Prometheus (in the tragedy) had endured his humiliating punishment silently (which shows his pride) by the moment he cries alone in the mountain and he evokes the presence of the elements of nature. ‘All life is to fear for life’: He as an immortal God had the ability to see the future and he knew that he will spend all this life being tormented. ‘You fool, you wanderer, You challenged the gods and lost’: This is addressed to Prometheus by someone who thinks he was a fool to disobey the will of the gods and what he did led to his misfortune and loss. ‘Save yourself a penny for the ferryman Save yourself and let them suffer In hope In love This world ain't ready for The Ark’ Ancient Greeks offered Harus (the ferryman) two pennies for taking them to the underworld (people placed coins to the eyes of a dead man). Here probably Zeus tells Prometheus that he should’ve meant his own business and let people suffer. But Prometheus is still in hope that something will release him and he hasn’t repented because he loves mankind. The last verse is a thought of Prometheus that the world shouldn’t be left alone to die. They aren’t ready to be obliterated.