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Chapter 3 Page 30

Abt_Nihil

on Aug. 18, 2011

For a complete multimedia experience, please read this comic while listening to this.

I just had to letter this by hand, to represent a personal connection to these lyrics, which, of course, I can't claim I really have, except in the sense of a usurper maybe…

I edited these down a bit, just like I edited the quotes on pages 16-18. I'll give a proper list of references at the end of this chapter.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

"The original lyric idea came from '120 Days of Sodom' By the Marquis De Sade. Using it to show relationships are worthless, but then as I knocked the lyrics into shape I just rolled that into a bigger lyrical idea about looking back at the sacrifice of your emotional happiness for material gain has had on your life and where it's got you. Trying to justify to yourself it's been the right path to take in your life by lessening the importance of relationships and justifying it by looking at the damage personal relationships can do in your life."

Paul Draper (Sept. 2008)

"A miserablist epic"

Stephen Dalton, NME (27.06.98)


REPLIES:

Nepath, man in black: Thanks!

alejkhan: Thank you very much! I'm glad that you, the original Mansun afficionado, approve. You can find out more about the monster you've really created in my next page comment! :P

Lemniskate: Tja… schade!