Good reaction.. Thought I'd share my thoughts on the train in the video... In the start you see the train car is level.. (and each persons own "car" is travelling through life as time goes by) We are all alone in our own train car, with our personal items. Then.. sometime we all have to die, and our train car is connected to the upward going train where everyone is going up to "heaven".. Now.. Mephistopheles is associated with the German Faust legend, based on the historical Johann Georg Faust. In the legend, Faust makes a deal with the Devil at the price of his soul, with Mephistopheles acting as the Devil's agent. So he is harvesting souls for the Devil. Mephistopheles disconnects the last car from the train, saying that the passenger will never be alone. She can always reach him if she calls out to him. Obviously he is successful, as he derails (and "saves") the car going back down to life, by using his shovel.. as the flames creates a detour off of the main railway. The train car then rolls aboard the ferry that will take the person inside across the infernal river (Styx?) to the underworld. Walking off the ferry, symbolizes the soul leaving the life (train car) and entering the underworld. The shadows already there are other souls that Mephistopheles has harvested earlier.. Anyways... there are more imagery here that can be interpreted in different ways.. But as always with Tobias and Ghost.. Every song.. every lyric.. every album.. all their lore.. all the imagery.. is very well crafted.. Just wanted to share my 2 cents worth. Oh yeah .. YNWA ;-)
And Mr Crowley. Cover art is inspired by the picture of Allister Crowley and song as well about his quote in court when asked about the beast 666 meaning
This is the song that got me into Ghost. The album version is ever so slightly longer...
My no.1 2022 song 👌 Tx guys 🖐️👻
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Good reaction.. Thought I'd share my thoughts on the train in the video... In the start you see the train car is level.. (and each persons own "car" is travelling through life as time goes by) We are all alone in our own train car, with our personal items. Then.. sometime we all have to die, and our train car is connected to the upward going train where everyone is going up to "heaven"..
Now.. Mephistopheles is associated with the German Faust legend, based on the historical Johann Georg Faust. In the legend, Faust makes a deal with the Devil at the price of his soul, with Mephistopheles acting as the Devil's agent. So he is harvesting souls for the Devil. Mephistopheles disconnects the last car from the train, saying that the passenger will never be alone. She can always reach him if she calls out to him. Obviously he is successful, as he derails (and "saves") the car going back down to life, by using his shovel.. as the flames creates a detour off of the main railway. The train car then rolls aboard the ferry that will take the person inside across the infernal river (Styx?) to the underworld. Walking off the ferry, symbolizes the soul leaving the life (train car) and entering the underworld. The shadows already there are other souls that Mephistopheles has harvested earlier..
Anyways... there are more imagery here that can be interpreted in different ways.. But as always with Tobias and Ghost.. Every song.. every lyric.. every album.. all their lore.. all the imagery.. is very well crafted..
Just wanted to share my 2 cents worth.
Oh yeah .. YNWA ;-)
Wow thanks. That is such a great breakdown
And Mr Crowley. Cover art is inspired by the picture of Allister Crowley and song as well about his quote in court when asked about the beast 666 meaning
That mic and that....
It’s Mephistopheles who is a demon it’s not satan