Lyric discussion by henry11550 

Cover art for Hourglass lyrics by A Perfect Circle

This parallels the apocalyptic theme of The Doomed. "Tokyo kitty", "swallow" "rose" and "canary" are symbols of goodwill and peacefulness. With the way things are going, those values are being destroyed as society plunges into darkness. Inevitable collapse of society cannot be saved by any currently existing system of government since these systems contain the ingredients for their own self-destruction.. The various systems of government breaking down just mean it's all fair game when it happens.

@henry11550 Can you reference swallow as a peace sign? I want to be sure swallow here is a noun and not a verb, if possible.

@henry11550 Procne is a character in Greek mythology, the daughter of King Pandion of Athens. She was married to King Tereus of Thrace. Her sister Philomela decided to visit her sister's palace; while there, Tereus raped her and then cut off her tongue so that she wouldn't speak of the crime. However, Philomela managed to weave the crime onto a tapestry and passed it to her sister. When Procne realised what had happened, she killed her son Itys, boiled him, and served him to Tereus. After Tereus finished his meal, Procne and Philomela showed the head of the poor boy...

@henry11550 hey. I just happened to find this site and I am an avid Tool & A Perfect Circle fan.. I was looking up the lyrics then wanted to try and see what others thought this song represented and yay I found this site. Anywho, out of all of the comments I think your rendition is so on point. I feel like with your intelligence, you would be fun to have friendly debates with, hahaha. Anyways thanks for your comment. It helped me a lot. Have a wonderful day!