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It was crime at the time
But the laws, we changed them
Though the hero for hire's
Forever the same one
Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail
What'll be revealed today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne?
Awakened to cheers
After years on the faultline
We are shocked to be here
In the face of the meantime
Pharaoh, all your methods have taught me
Is to separate my blood from bone
It will all fail
Feeling what I feel today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne
Form a line through here
Form a line to the throne
Alone in the chain
It remains to be seen how
How well you can play
When the pawn takes a queen now
It was crime at the time
But the laws have changed
Yeah
But the laws, we changed them
Though the hero for hire's
Forever the same one
Introducing for the first time
Pharaoh on the microphone
Sing all hail
What'll be revealed today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne?
Awakened to cheers
After years on the faultline
We are shocked to be here
In the face of the meantime
Pharaoh, all your methods have taught me
Is to separate my blood from bone
It will all fail
Feeling what I feel today
When we peer into the great unknown
From the line to the throne
Form a line through here
Form a line to the throne
Alone in the chain
It remains to be seen how
How well you can play
When the pawn takes a queen now
It was crime at the time
But the laws have changed
Yeah
Lyrics submitted by Statbucksbabe28
Track duration: 03:26
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(just ignoring all parts of the lyrics, that not fit in :-))
The music video appears to be working on a whole different level though.
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Anyone able to intrepet the video's meaning, in particluar the captions appearing in the second half?
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Guy hands barman a photo.
Barman: What you have already lost, consider as totally lost.
...
Girl: What are you thinking about?
Guy: What is this dance called?
Girl: "The Electric Version"
Girl: Vade retro! Vade ultra!
Girl: You'll just have to take it.
Girl: Take it 'til the end!
Girls starts a synchronised dance routine with others on dance floor, beckoning Guy to follow. He does.
So he finally gets interrested in all the music and dancing all around him and asks the girl what it`s all about.
So then comes the coolest part of the dialogue – the girl is speaking Latin! Vade retro! Vade ultra!
That`s interresting, because you see that she is also trying to speak in his terms, after she learned that he is interrested in hers.
Ok, and what`s she sayin?
Go back! Go to extreme!
Seems like alternatives, but maybe it is the same in some sense.
Ok, an then the girls start to dance synchronized and he realises that their worls is not stupid at all and it could be fun to be part of it.
The funny thing is how the video canges the interpretation of the lyrics. the "Pharao", "the great unknown", "what will be revealed today" and "Follow the line!" get completely different meanings.
"Great Unknown" is Mount Sinai and the Torah. The Pawn is the Jews, The Queen is the Egyptians. Moses is the hero for hire, but I do agree that the song references that the Hero Journey's always the same. "Blood from bone" the Lamb blood on the door-post before the Tenth Plague, whereafter the Jews ate the lambbone.
Also, don't you just love how the male and female voices totally compliment each other? Neko sounds awesome on this record.