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Is
she ultimately hopelessly doomed to destruction for having
betrayed......GOD?
From
the powerful arrogance of the opening track "We Are Power"
we see this superpower of all time: MYSTERY BABYLON THE GREAT a
lone super-state that all the wealth and power in the world emanates from.
As our story unfolds we see that though she may have no apparent enemies
to her face she has many to be found in herself. "Road to
Madness" shows her people in a state of confusion. "Whore"
shows her wicked lust for money. Has there ever been a song about the
stock market before? "Its My Right" reveals the wonderful world
of infighting over politics. Yet with "Savages With Cash"
Mystery Babylon shows the full extent of her evil. She places many
gods over the one true God that gave her her high place. Idolatry in its
highest form: worshipping her own celebrities and ultimately worshipping
the nation-state itself.
But
no tragedy would be complete without an introspective look into how all
these things affect the individual. "Save My Soul" and "Evado
Eversor" offer two totally different responses to the situation.
With
"Mourning Glory" and "Divine Justice" the great empire
is Judged and ultimately reaps her reward. The reward for the listener is
"Crestfallen" a melancholy soliloquy that eulogizes the lost
empire.
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