![]() ![]() It's going to create "n empire for you / An empire for two." Raggi will be able to enjoy an empire that will support him and someone else, perhaps someone that he has had to prove himself to and who he loves-perhaps the heart from the from the second verse.Īnd before the song ends with two repetitions of the chorus, Raggi sings the third verse: "And I paint your body black." Black symbolizes power, darkness, and sometimes fear or evil. It just keeps flowing, and for now it's on Raggi's side. Neither the mountain nor the ocean can stop it. A river is subversive force that cuts through mountains and feeds into the sea, erroding stone and bringing fresh water into salt. Together, they sing the single word "Illuminate" to suggest that things momentarily are coming clear and that light is filling a dark world.īut how does a river create an empire? This works thanks to Of Monsters and Men's strong dependence on mythological-almost magical-geographical imagery. And even bad things (which rain often symbolizes) can turn out for the good: "And from the rain / Comes a river running wild that will create / An empire for you." This chorus is sung by both Raggi and Nanna, which suggests that it's a response to the preceding verses. Or perhaps doing this is his way of becoming like the "eavy stones" that "ear no weather" he's got reserves of gold and accomplishment backing up his next risks.īut sometimes life works out well for people. Perhaps he is trying to save his money and his success from complete failure by hiding it away. ![]() Whether true or no, putting gold in the holes instead of mining it out of them may seem odd. The establishing process may take him a while, but he's dedicated: "As the hills turn into holes / I fill them with gold." A user on Genius suggests this means that when his efforts are flattened, he finds ways to turn failure into success. Of course, Raggi also could have buried this relationship or memory of a past relationship to keep it safe and protected from the "weather." Perhaps he plans to go back and dig it up once he's established and can support that person. But here, he specifically finds "comfort in the sound / And the shape of the heart" and ruminates on "ow it echoes through the chest / From under the ground." While this part is difficult to interpret, it seems to be an allusion to love or affection, maybe a relationship with another human being, the "chest" suggesting that the "heart" is a treasure. Just as in "Hunger," the singer is finding comfort in a "sound," a fact which could suggest that sound is an album-wide motif, perhaps the subject of this album. ![]() But Raggi, knowing this, determines to be a "heavy " because they "ear no weather." He must establish himself so that not even nature can destroy his plans. They are vast and powerful aspects of nature that have the ability to ruin and destroy lives. This makes sense when one considers how mountains and oceans might be considered empires in their own rights. Even things so normal as the wind and the waves seem to be in battle: "the wind fends off the waves." He seems to identify with the wind while the epic aspects of nature (mountains and oceans) are against him. In the meantime, the world around him seems to be in chaos. He's counting "down the days," waiting for success to happen. The song begins with Raggi singing, "Feel the ocean as it breathes / Shivering teeth / See the mountains where they meet / Smothering me." Raggi's environment and everything that surrounds him are working against his desire for the "Empire" that he wants to build-an accomplishment that he's dreaming of. ![]()
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