Does anyone else think that this is similair to Edgar Allen Poe's "Masque Of The Red Death?" I had to read it for an English class I took, and the whole time i was reading it, i kept thinking "This sounds like 'Dancing Dead'."
I guess i'll just do a lyrical breakdown and how it relates to Poe:
"Dead men, they celebrate,
as the final chapter fades away.
'Cause they can't hide, we can see their flesh is rotten"
in Poe's story they were trying to escape the plague, yet they were going to die anyway, and it was set during the last hours before midnight, the final chapter of the day. Also, the plague in the story causes flesh to rot from the bodies.
"The band plays a hopeful tune,
the champagne is poured as they socialize.
The look in their eyes, hide in the light."
the band keeps playing while the people dance, they keep drinking and partying, ignoring the outside world and its problems, even though deep down they know that they cant escape death.
"Everything is paid for tonight, while at the party of the dead dancing in their graves.
The drinks here are free so relax,
enjoy the sight of all the dead dancing in their graves.
And while the world that they built, told 'em to change, told 'em to listen,
they just kept it the same.
And now that midnight has come, I'll get a room watching the dead dancing in their graves."
The Prince paid for everything, all the food and wine are paid for at his expense. he wants his guests to relax and enjoy the party. Poe had a dislike for the rich, which readers also interpret into "Masque" by him killing the rich nobles because he disliked how the rich carried themselves, which A7X references in the lyric "While the world that they built, told 'em to change, told 'em to listen, but they just kept it the same." And in "Masque" the figure representing the Plague finally enters when the clock strikes midnight, which finally kills the guests.
"Bones covered up by suits, as the visible scars, they multiply.
Kiss it goodbye, too stubborn and I'll destory."
Maybe referencing how the corpses look after they're infected?
"Tick, tock, the time bomb has been
recognized and pressurized.
Nowhere to hide, swallowing light!"
the tick tock could refer to the clock in the 7th room of the castle, the time bomb meaning that when the clock strikes midnight the Plague would sweep through the castle? You cant hide from death, and when that fact illuminates you, you swallow it and try to go on.
I guess that's how i interpret the song. I know that The Rev had a lot of writing on this album, and i can definatly tell he wrote parts to this song, and he's cited Poe as inspiration before. I'm not 100% sure that that's what this is based off of, but it makes sense though.
Does anyone else think that this is similair to Edgar Allen Poe's "Masque Of The Red Death?" I had to read it for an English class I took, and the whole time i was reading it, i kept thinking "This sounds like 'Dancing Dead'." I guess i'll just do a lyrical breakdown and how it relates to Poe:
"Dead men, they celebrate, as the final chapter fades away. 'Cause they can't hide, we can see their flesh is rotten"
in Poe's story they were trying to escape the plague, yet they were going to die anyway, and it was set during the last hours before midnight, the final chapter of the day. Also, the plague in the story causes flesh to rot from the bodies.
"The band plays a hopeful tune, the champagne is poured as they socialize. The look in their eyes, hide in the light."
the band keeps playing while the people dance, they keep drinking and partying, ignoring the outside world and its problems, even though deep down they know that they cant escape death.
"Everything is paid for tonight, while at the party of the dead dancing in their graves. The drinks here are free so relax, enjoy the sight of all the dead dancing in their graves. And while the world that they built, told 'em to change, told 'em to listen, they just kept it the same. And now that midnight has come, I'll get a room watching the dead dancing in their graves."
The Prince paid for everything, all the food and wine are paid for at his expense. he wants his guests to relax and enjoy the party. Poe had a dislike for the rich, which readers also interpret into "Masque" by him killing the rich nobles because he disliked how the rich carried themselves, which A7X references in the lyric "While the world that they built, told 'em to change, told 'em to listen, but they just kept it the same." And in "Masque" the figure representing the Plague finally enters when the clock strikes midnight, which finally kills the guests.
"Bones covered up by suits, as the visible scars, they multiply. Kiss it goodbye, too stubborn and I'll destory."
Maybe referencing how the corpses look after they're infected?
"Tick, tock, the time bomb has been recognized and pressurized. Nowhere to hide, swallowing light!"
the tick tock could refer to the clock in the 7th room of the castle, the time bomb meaning that when the clock strikes midnight the Plague would sweep through the castle? You cant hide from death, and when that fact illuminates you, you swallow it and try to go on.
I guess that's how i interpret the song. I know that The Rev had a lot of writing on this album, and i can definatly tell he wrote parts to this song, and he's cited Poe as inspiration before. I'm not 100% sure that that's what this is based off of, but it makes sense though.
I thought of a mix of this and The Cask or Amontillado
I thought of a mix of this and The Cask or Amontillado