Lyric to "Blood and Thunder":
I think that someone is trying to kill me
Infecting my blood and destroying my mind
No man of the flesh could ever stop me
The fight for this fish is a fight to the death
White whale - holy grail
What remorseless emperor commands me
I no longer govern my soul
I am completely immersed in darkness
As I turn my body away from the sun
White whale - holy grail
Split your lungs with blood and thunder
When you see the white whale
Break your backs and crack your oars men
If you wish to prevail
This ivory leg is what propels me
Harpoons thrust in the sky
Aim directly for his crooked brow
And look him straight in the eye
White whale - holy grail
Link to Official Music Video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=labytsb3gfI
If you have yet to read the book or didn't notice the lyric's relation, this song comes from an albulm entirely dedicated to "Moby Dick". The lyric holds vague imagery of Captain Ahab on his mission to hunt the white whale which took his leg (later replace by the ivory leg). Depicted in the lyric and book is Ahab's insatiable want for revenge. I assert that this extreme desire for revenge follows very closely to how human's treat animals in modern times. People who are mauled in hunting trips, safaries, and other outdoor adventures where wild life pose a serious threat, usually have a need to exact revenge on the beast that did so. While bloodlust is natural in humans and creatures, I believe that as humans we should have enough reason to void any want for revenge if we knowingly venture into an area with potentially lethal animals.
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