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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Cain" by the artist "Tiamat"

Tiamat's "Cain" is a song steeped in dark imagery and religious allusions, creating an atmosphere of tragic love, obsession, and a yearning for union even in death.

The lyrical protagonist addresses the object of their affection, offering a distorted, perhaps destructive love ("in crystals"). The rose with the message "never again" can symbolize both farewell and a promise of eternal fidelity, tinged with despair and hopelessness.

The image of thistle on the shore contrasts with the rose and hints at the loneliness and pain of the protagonist, while the "blood on my hands" refers to the biblical Cain, the fratricide, and emphasizes the willingness to do anything for love. The phrase "divine blood" can be interpreted as megalomania or an indication of the sacred nature of their connection, despite its sinfulness.

The recurring question "if I go, will you follow" speaks to the protagonist's desire to drag their beloved into the abyss of their darkness, even at the cost of death. The image of Cain reinforces the motif of crime and punishment, where love becomes a destructive force.

Mother-of-pearl, "the creation of God's hands," is contrasted with the image of the tower, a symbol of pride and the pursuit of power. "White Falcon" can represent freedom and spirituality, and the "mark" on the skin is a sign of belonging and doom.

"Your soul is in heaven, your body is in hell" is a contrast that emphasizes the contradictory and complex nature of the protagonist's love, the willingness to accept the object of their passion as a whole, with all its contradictions.

The final lines are addressed to "Mother Night", possibly Lilith, a symbol of dark femininity and occult forces. The protagonist seeks protection and guidance on the path to "Ra-Horakhty" – the Egyptian sun god, which creates an additional contrast between light and darkness, life and death. "Helter Skelter" in the context of the song symbolizes the inevitable end, the apocalypse, which the protagonist is ready to meet with his love.

I gave you my love

Though crystallized

I sent you a rose with nevermore

So many years

So many hours

And only thistles on my shore

For all that it's worth

The blood on my hands

Is the blood of divinities

And all that is lost

Sound or unsound

Only bonds between you and me

[2x:]

If I go will you follow

Me through the cracks and hollows

And I would be your Cain

If you would be here now

The Mother-of-Pearl

Handcrafted by God

You're the tower they built to reach the sky

A White Falcon beauty

My mark on your skin

Follow me down the stairs when we die

Your soul is in heaven

Your body in hell

It doesn't matter much to me

In the night of the unborn

Sound or obscene

Only bonds between you and me

[2x:]

If I go will you follow

Me through the cracks and hollows

And I would be your Cain

If you would be here now

Blessed be our Lady Nuit

Guide us to Ra-Hoor-Khuit

In your night we find shelter

Before the Helter Skelter

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