The possibility of Masonic allusions is certainly interesting, but I couldn't help but catch hints of the story of Faust and the selling of his soul to the devil through the demon Mephistopheles. The line "'Neath devils torn asunder" conjures the fate of Dr. Faustus in Christopher Marlowe's play "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus." Of course, in Marlowe's play, Faustus is torn to pieces by demons at the end as his contract with the devil matures. Could the song be the voice of Mephistopheles?
The possibility of Masonic allusions is certainly interesting, but I couldn't help but catch hints of the story of Faust and the selling of his soul to the devil through the demon Mephistopheles. The line "'Neath devils torn asunder" conjures the fate of Dr. Faustus in Christopher Marlowe's play "The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus." Of course, in Marlowe's play, Faustus is torn to pieces by demons at the end as his contract with the devil matures. Could the song be the voice of Mephistopheles?