This was written from the perspective of a statue. I think it's about King Louis XV. He was the one who famously said "Apres moi le deluge" which means "after me come the floods." He was hated by the French people and his reign seeded the resentment towards the monarchy that eventually led to the French Revolution.
"You can't break that which isn't yours." I think she's singing about tradition here.
"Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs
Be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your souls
Be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood
Apres moi le deluge, after me come the floods"
Sounds like a warning against the revolt.
P.S. Read Boris Pasternak's poem entitled 'February. Take your pen and weep,'.
This was written from the perspective of a statue. I think it's about King Louis XV. He was the one who famously said "Apres moi le deluge" which means "after me come the floods." He was hated by the French people and his reign seeded the resentment towards the monarchy that eventually led to the French Revolution.
"You can't break that which isn't yours." I think she's singing about tradition here.
"Be afraid of the lame, they'll inherit your legs Be afraid of the old, they'll inherit your souls Be afraid of the cold, they'll inherit your blood Apres moi le deluge, after me come the floods" Sounds like a warning against the revolt.
P.S. Read Boris Pasternak's poem entitled 'February. Take your pen and weep,'.