September 14th, 2012 at 05:30am
"Once it was lit, I watched the words of a God who had turned his back on me long ago burn steadily..."
Wow. The effect alone these words have, combined with the simple yet vivid imagery, and the "numbed", careless tone...is just wow.
As in, y'know, the song.
It's pretty amazing; the story and the similarities.