r/coheed's Song of the Day #65: Key Entity Extraction IV: Evagria The Faithful

Evagria has something special about it that I have no idea how to put my finger on. It's disappointing that it's not the last track on Ascension. Subtraction is just secret song nonsense after you hear this beauty of a track. The first time I heard this one, I was taken aback by the groove of it all. The way Claudio's voice echoes during lyrics about echoes, the not so pronounced wrrrrr of the guitar. My only complaint about the song is that the "This hurt won't, won't go away" part is about 2-3 lines too long. The "you won't be forgotten" high notes are superb! Plus, it's such a nice pair with Vic; you get all riled up and then you come down on this. My last overall thought, as with Vic, the lyrics on the song are top-tier Coheed. Something about this one in particular though has this otherworldly feel to it. "The echo breaks electric air, her pulse it stretches from never to everywhere".

The Fiction- As Sirius is lying near death, his pulse and heart rate dropping, do to snuffing the match and not forcing Vic the Butcher out of his body. Vic is quickly taking over his body and killing Sirius' soul. As this happens All Mother detects an unidentified soul. This is the woman Evagria.

Evagria was a strong and compassionate woman in life, adopted three children from offworld, and always helped people. When she died or a rare and painful bone disease, she was surrounded by loved ones, and showed strength and love even at the moment of her death.

As such, she is a pure soul, and her versions of the Keywork is a colorful, peaceful utopia.

The bulk of this song is Sirius, lying in the embrace of Evagria. Evagria forces Vic out and erects a force field around them, so no other souls can get near him. He then reflects on his life with Meri. His pursuit of the Keywork, and leaving her behind.

He wonders whether or not, he'll find paradise like Evagria, or if his leaving Meri will be his dark defining moment, and make him like the previous souls he encountered (credit to ChildrenOfAmory on songmeanings)

The Real- Claudio's reaction to wondering if the real life inspirations behind Vic went differently and he lost his wife. tl;dr: Claudio needs therapy.

The Part- The first time the music drops and he sings "And from the other side, she'll save me". I feel like floating.