#tryingtocopia

As we’re all tossing conspiracies into the hat, allow me to present mine in a more cohesive post then my ramblings. 

For those of you who might not know, the motif they played at the end of Sympathy for the Devil has a LOT of meaning behind it. I know everyone else is talking about the jacket and the song itself (and believe me, I’ve got a lot to say about all that too) but allow me to talk about this bit of music for a second. It’s a bit long but stick with me here.

The motif they played at the end of the song is known as Dies Irae - it’s actually an entire classical piece but these four notes have since become synonymous with death, or act as a bad omen within music. It’s hidden in everything, from film scores to musical theatre and of course, music like this. Sometimes its subtle, other times it’s in your face. It translates from Latin to ‘Judgement day’ / ‘Day of Wrath’ and is used to forebode death or danger.

This was in no way any sort of coincidence for it to end the song. From the very beginning, Copia has been synonymous with death. Before we even knew of him, he was teased at in the Square Hammer music video which showed a Cardinal bird sat atop a gravestone. It was the only colour in the entire black and white section so was hard to miss.

Then, his arrival at the ministry is marked with the death of the three Papas as he takes the lead as the new frontman. You have the image where he is holding Papa iii’s head as well to hammer this home. Not only that, during Rats on the Road you could go and see the bodies- and if not, you’ve likely seen the pictures online. Then, you could look at the chapters, chapter Seven is a parody of The Shining, and, well, I don’t think I have to explain why that links to the theme of death…

The last album and tour was themed around it too. The Rats video ended with Copia sat upon a white horse - AKA Death on a Pale Horse - another popular motif to symbolise bad times are on the horizon. Not to mention the whole song is about a plague.

And to top it all off, the only reason Copia was able to ascend to his current position as Papa was because Papa Nihil died during “A Final Gig Named Death” whereupon, Copia moved to take the mantle without missing a beat. Everyone around him as died for him to be where he is now, other than Sister (though she did nearly die in that car crash).

So I heard rumours of a new album being released soon and it made me want to make something to express my ‘excitement’ but also to serve as something to commemorate the prequelle era as it was something very special for me. I’ll miss this era, but I can’t wait for what’s to come ;)