The lyrics to this song make me think of Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian".
Seems to me this song might be about Judge Holden in particular.
In "Blood Meridian", as the Glanton Gang roams the country looking for victims, the Judge meticulously sketches and collects specimens of unfamiliar species. Toadvine, a fellow Glanton Gang member, asks why. The judge replies, in one of the most badass sentiments ever put to paper, “Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.”
It's almost like the Judge could have said himself much of the lyrics to this song, especially the first verse:
I know the rain like the clouds know the sky
I speak to birds and tell them where to fly
I sing the songs that you hear on the breeze
I write the names of the rocks and the trees
The lyrics to this song make me think of Cormac McCarthy's "Blood Meridian". Seems to me this song might be about Judge Holden in particular.
In "Blood Meridian", as the Glanton Gang roams the country looking for victims, the Judge meticulously sketches and collects specimens of unfamiliar species. Toadvine, a fellow Glanton Gang member, asks why. The judge replies, in one of the most badass sentiments ever put to paper, “Whatever in creation exists without my knowledge exists without my consent.” It's almost like the Judge could have said himself much of the lyrics to this song, especially the first verse: I know the rain like the clouds know the sky I speak to birds and tell them where to fly I sing the songs that you hear on the breeze I write the names of the rocks and the trees