[Mattius]

Thought about starting a new thread for this but this topic seems quite similar. Does anyone else listen to Thrice? They are an amazing band and their latest work is a series of 4 EPs, each of which represents an element of nature: earth, air, fire, and water. They are called the The Alchemy Index and the fire/water section features a song called Burn the Fleet which reminds me so much of Fëanor burning the ships at Losgar. Here are the lyrics:

In this dark night,
We stand or we fall,
We are kings now,
Or nothing at all.

Check your armor,
Light up your torch,
Touch the flame to the sand,
Before you head to the shore.

And we will burn the fleet,
We can never go home,
So to victory or underground.

Burn the fleet,
We’ll be heroes or ghosts,
But we won’t be turned around.

Well the old flag,
Will burn with the sand,
And a new one,
Will fly if we fail.

But the fire,
Continues to rise,
And it shows not a hint,
Of any fear in our eyes.

And we will burn the fleet,
We can never go home,
So to victory or underground.

Burn the fleet,
We’ll be heroes or ghosts,
But we won’t be turned around.

Burn the fleet,
We can never go home,
So to victory or underground.

Burn the fleet,
We’ll be heroes or ghosts,
But we won’t be turned around

Obviously the story of the song is very much like the situation in the Silmarillion and I particularly like the line 'We can never go home'. On the same album there is a song called Lost Continent which reminds me of the destruction of Númenor. I like this one because it seems that the continent in the song is being destroyed by the sea because the inhabitants could not find peace and only had hearts for war. The lyrics are:

Was there a time that we knew peace;
when all the children had a place to sleep;
when rhetoric was not enough?

Was there a time we weren't at war;
when we knew what our hearts and hands were for?
I don't believe there ever was.

It's always been a lie,
a soothing lullaby;
we'll soon be swallowed by the sea.

Was there a time we looked around,
and do we really even want to know what's going down?
Well I think no one really does.

We'd rather close our eyes;
sing soothing lullabies.

It's always been a lie,
a soothing lullaby;
we'll soon be swallowed by the sea.

The water's rising now;
and we will surely drown,
if we don't turn around.

What do you guys think? I am unsure whether the singer/writer has ever even read any Tolkien but these songs strike quite a chord with me.