Until today, I was under the impression that the song 'Butcher Pete' was about a serial killer. However, after listening to it a little more intently than I had while playing Fallout 3, I've come to realize just how wrong I was.
Any of you folks have a similar revelation recently, or in days long past?
I remember when I finally found out what 50 Cent was rapping aboutin terms of "the magic stick" and "the candy shop"...
Other than that, recently, when I went back to listen to "Children's Story" by Slick Rick, the moral was right in front of me the whole time considering I still vividly remember the music video in question...
It was probably the biggest eureka moment of my nerd life when one day, after listening to Blind Guardian sing <url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga-q0F7oWnU>The Soulforged countless times over the years, I heard the line "And I see death through golden eyes" and suddenly perked up. Then, I understood.
"And through the hourglass
everyone's gray, everyone's pale
No color nor beauty enlighten my heart
The seat of life's empty and cold
Cadaverous you all seem to me
Stillborn, but you're still alive
You're still alive
Truth lies in loneliness, when hope has long gone by
I'll wipe out the bliss of the new age
And welcome in precious night..."
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raistlin_Majere]
Not sure that counts, though, since I never really thought about the meaning of the song before then.
Maybe "Curse My Name," also by Blind Guardian, counts. I originally thought there was only one singer, kind of a "Stoneface" Vimes character presciently predicting that his capture, trial, and execution of a tyrannical king would not be looked kindly on by his peers, but history would vindicate him. After looking into it more, and seeing what book that song is based on, it now seems clearer that the verses are being sung by John Milton or Oliver Cromwell, while the chorus is King Charles I's rebuttal.
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