Slave Riot
Spirits, Skulls, and Midnight Movies: Agents of Oblivion's Poetic Tale
Lyrics
Long ago I kissed her skull
Reflecting on a past intimate moment with a person, possibly metaphorical, emphasizing the longevity of the memory.
Sun bleached and beautiful
Describing the person's skull as being exposed to the sun for a long time, creating a beautiful and weathered appearance.
Slick-wet with diesel fuel
Imagery of the skull being wet with diesel fuel, suggesting a dark and unconventional connection or experience.
We'll watch the midnight movie
Anticipation of watching a movie at midnight, possibly symbolic of shared experiences or memories.
Painted with the sky
Describing the sky as a canvas, with the person being painted into it, implying a connection between the individual and the universe.
Bleeding white butterflies
Imagery of bleeding white butterflies, possibly symbolizing beauty tainted or disrupted.
After surfacing from the mirror
Mention of surfacing from a mirror, suggesting a transition or emergence into a different state of being.
(where rabbits lead us)
Reference to following rabbits in the mirror, indicating a surreal or mystical element in the experience.
Women shaking death from his hair
Depiction of women shaking death from a man's hair, possibly representing a transformative or cleansing act.
I swear, the wind sounded like
The wind resembling spirits voicing the hardships that tormented them when they were alive.
Spirits voicing all the things that
Continuation of the atmospheric sounds representing the collective suffering of spirits.
Tortured them
Reflection on the torments faced by spirits when they were alive as men.
(when they were men)
The firelight being an offering to divine entities that inhabit the trees, suggesting a spiritual connection with nature.
The fire light was an offering
Belief that, like the sky, life won't last forever.
To the gods that runs through the bark of the trees
Expressing a desire to pretend that things could have unfolded differently, emphasizing the inevitability of certain events.
I believe, like the sky above me
Repetition of the earlier kiss, emphasizing the enduring nature of the memory or relationship.
We won't live to see it end
Similar to line 14, expressing a belief that life won't persist indefinitely.
Now lets pretend that it could have been
Encouraging a hypothetical scenario where things could have taken an alternative path.
(any other way)
Reiteration of the theme of pretending that events could have unfolded differently.
Long and slow I kissed her skull
A repetition of the earlier intimate moment, highlighting the significance of the memory.
Un bleached and beautiful
Contrasting the previous description, now referring to the skull as unbleached and beautiful.
Slick-wet with diesel fuel
Repetition of the skull being slick-wet with diesel fuel, maintaining the dark and unconventional imagery.
We'll watch the midnight movie
Reiteration of anticipation for watching a midnight movie, underscoring the importance of shared experiences.
Painted with the sky
Repetition of the person being painted into the sky, emphasizing the connection between the individual and the universe.
Bleeding white butterflies
Repetition of bleeding white butterflies, continuing the symbolism of beauty tainted or disrupted.
Older ghosts than you and me listen to the whispering
Introduction of older ghosts listening to whispers, suggesting a connection with the past and supernatural elements.
Whisper to the listening old grey ghost
Depiction of the speaker whispering to an old grey ghost, emphasizing communication with the supernatural or spiritual realm.
And I whisper to the listening sky,
Personal communication with the sky, possibly representing a dialogue with higher powers.
By the gods above us
Invocation of gods above, reinforcing the belief that life is finite and won't last forever.
We won't live to see it end,
Reiteration of the belief that life won't persist indefinitely.
Now lets not pretend that it could have been
Encouraging acceptance of the reality that events could not have unfolded differently.
(any other way)
Reiteration of the theme of accepting the inevitability of events.
Bleeding white butterflies
Repetition of bleeding white butterflies, maintaining the symbolism of beauty tainted or disrupted.
Long and slow I kissed her skull
Final repetition of the intimate moment, concluding the reflection on the enduring nature of the memory.
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