First of all, this is to me one of the most evocative rock songs, musically. Great vocal, great melody, great minor key chorus. There is something very profound about it.
The images the lyrics create are of a futuristic wartime in which the only good actors are NOT of church or state, but are of a secret, truly spiritual, and noble underground (The High Command). I can't know what the composer was thinking, but the words are to me (thankfully) intentionally too general to be applied to a particular war, in a particular country, in a particular year. Any attempt to get more specific is pure speculation, and goes beyond what can be reasonably deduced.
This song fascinates me because of its air of mystery, nobility, wartime images, and practical wisdom imparted.
First of all, this is to me one of the most evocative rock songs, musically. Great vocal, great melody, great minor key chorus. There is something very profound about it.
The images the lyrics create are of a futuristic wartime in which the only good actors are NOT of church or state, but are of a secret, truly spiritual, and noble underground (The High Command). I can't know what the composer was thinking, but the words are to me (thankfully) intentionally too general to be applied to a particular war, in a particular country, in a particular year. Any attempt to get more specific is pure speculation, and goes beyond what can be reasonably deduced.
This song fascinates me because of its air of mystery, nobility, wartime images, and practical wisdom imparted.
@xrxs1020 .. now .. 10 yrs later in 2019 .. do you still believe there's "no particular war, or particular country, or particular year"?
@xrxs1020 .. now .. 10 yrs later in 2019 .. do you still believe there's "no particular war, or particular country, or particular year"?