I think this song is contrasting humanity vs divinity, along with what would tempt a person.
There are some parallels to be made of Ninti and Ishkar to other figures. Elements of the story of the Garden of Eden existed long before the bible was first assembled, and Ninti shares some of Eve's background. Ishkur I do not know, but saying that both these gods arose leads me to believe that they are associated with the Garden of Eden when you consider other elements of the song.
The thing that confused me the most is what was meant by "darts." Its a euphemism for something, but I wasn't sure. Its apparently common for cigarettes or syringes used for heroin. Knowing the line "For darts screech by my desires", I think its referring to being tempted away from the garden due to your humanistic desires. "May I please remain in this place" I believe refers to the garden of eden, and it appears that from the perspective of the character in the lyrics that they would be asking for forgiveness.
"art thou not human man" I think is where the contrasting between humanity and divinity starts to come into play. The only other thing that these mythical figures could be would be gods, or something closer to divinity than man. I would like to believe that the lyrics are suggesting that being human is more worthy than what someone may originally believe. In this case, it would seem they're suggesting to not be ashamed of having desires. Factoring in the context of asking for forgiveness after having strong desires that could force you to be banished from eden reinforces that idea for me.
“life threatening lifestyles, a hitman, a nun, lovers,” I think this is highlighting how both are more similar than one may originally believe. They are both completely devoted to their work. I’m not 100% confident on what these lines are alluding to, but it may also may be a comparison to Ninti and Ishkur.
The next lines, including “clock men for they will fail,” “fear not the gods that come from the sky,” and “long not for those who’ve lost their way” make a strong case that the idea being presented is that gods are far superior to humans. I think this is completely sarcastic as evidenced per the previous lines and that its not exactly a hot take that humans aren’t perfect. Perfection is the enemy of good, and to abandon something for not being perfect is fucked up.
And finally, “Arise as did the gods Ninti [and Ihskur].” If we can believe they did come from the garden of eden, where did they arise to?
"Can you tell me 'I don't know'"
Its fine to not be able to know something. You don't have to make up a fictional story to explain it.
E: Also, looks like there are others with similar interpretations. Cheers
I think this song is contrasting humanity vs divinity, along with what would tempt a person.
There are some parallels to be made of Ninti and Ishkar to other figures. Elements of the story of the Garden of Eden existed long before the bible was first assembled, and Ninti shares some of Eve's background. Ishkur I do not know, but saying that both these gods arose leads me to believe that they are associated with the Garden of Eden when you consider other elements of the song.
The thing that confused me the most is what was meant by "darts." Its a euphemism for something, but I wasn't sure. Its apparently common for cigarettes or syringes used for heroin. Knowing the line "For darts screech by my desires", I think its referring to being tempted away from the garden due to your humanistic desires. "May I please remain in this place" I believe refers to the garden of eden, and it appears that from the perspective of the character in the lyrics that they would be asking for forgiveness.
"art thou not human man" I think is where the contrasting between humanity and divinity starts to come into play. The only other thing that these mythical figures could be would be gods, or something closer to divinity than man. I would like to believe that the lyrics are suggesting that being human is more worthy than what someone may originally believe. In this case, it would seem they're suggesting to not be ashamed of having desires. Factoring in the context of asking for forgiveness after having strong desires that could force you to be banished from eden reinforces that idea for me.
“life threatening lifestyles, a hitman, a nun, lovers,” I think this is highlighting how both are more similar than one may originally believe. They are both completely devoted to their work. I’m not 100% confident on what these lines are alluding to, but it may also may be a comparison to Ninti and Ishkur.
The next lines, including “clock men for they will fail,” “fear not the gods that come from the sky,” and “long not for those who’ve lost their way” make a strong case that the idea being presented is that gods are far superior to humans. I think this is completely sarcastic as evidenced per the previous lines and that its not exactly a hot take that humans aren’t perfect. Perfection is the enemy of good, and to abandon something for not being perfect is fucked up.
And finally, “Arise as did the gods Ninti [and Ihskur].” If we can believe they did come from the garden of eden, where did they arise to?
"Can you tell me 'I don't know'" Its fine to not be able to know something. You don't have to make up a fictional story to explain it.
E: Also, looks like there are others with similar interpretations. Cheers
[Edit: meh]