I think this song is about the instinct to survive and to assure survival, and how destructively it can present itself. The lyrics present it as an uncaring, amoral and mechanical force that consumes to perpetuate itself. It's so close to us that it seems to surround us. The first paragraph says it all:
I'm the great Leviathan. Insatiable colossus
Titanic engulfer of lives, I reward you, absorb you
I'm the monstrous mouth that hungers for your awe
Immense construction of lies. I own you, disown you
Death taunts us with its inevitability, and rewards us for avoiding it. That reward is what drives the need to affect the environment and assure one's own survival. It's the basis of greed. It rewards us, but when we fail to feed it, we're left alone with the inevitability of death.
It's so close that it seems to surround is. It boasts about its power and enormous size, but really it's small. But it doesn't need to be that big because it's right at the center of our being:
I am pain. I am grief. I'm the things you fear
I'm the lie whispered into your ear
I'm the great Leviathan. I'm dominance and greed
You imagined me, so I was conceived
It's basically an introduction. The rest of the album is an exploration of this theme.
I think this song is about the instinct to survive and to assure survival, and how destructively it can present itself. The lyrics present it as an uncaring, amoral and mechanical force that consumes to perpetuate itself. It's so close to us that it seems to surround us. The first paragraph says it all:
I'm the great Leviathan. Insatiable colossus Titanic engulfer of lives, I reward you, absorb you I'm the monstrous mouth that hungers for your awe Immense construction of lies. I own you, disown you
Death taunts us with its inevitability, and rewards us for avoiding it. That reward is what drives the need to affect the environment and assure one's own survival. It's the basis of greed. It rewards us, but when we fail to feed it, we're left alone with the inevitability of death.
It's so close that it seems to surround is. It boasts about its power and enormous size, but really it's small. But it doesn't need to be that big because it's right at the center of our being:
I am pain. I am grief. I'm the things you fear I'm the lie whispered into your ear I'm the great Leviathan. I'm dominance and greed You imagined me, so I was conceived
It's basically an introduction. The rest of the album is an exploration of this theme.