BOC: Imaginos, part 5 - BOC

[Johnny Firic]

5. BLUE ÖYSTER CULT
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The next song, without a doubt, is "Blue Öyster Cult", which contains the
story of the end of Imaginos' first expedition to Yucatan.

As we all know, the journey ends in a shipwreck, and his friends abandon him
on the beach "where oyster beds seem plush as down". It's curious that
there's no further mention of his 'friends', although there is one earlier,
in "Del Rio's song" - in the line "and this is what MY FRIENDS all mean".

Unlike its predecessor, "Blue Öyster Cult" is very explicit, very
explanatory. The reason for this sudden 'eloquence', or directness, is that
events described in this song were the (first) turning point of his career.
The sudden revelation of Les Invisibles probably remained fixed in his
memory, a 'main event' of his life, when he found so much more about who he
was and what his role in the world was. However, as will be seen later, he
was still far from knowing 'everything'.
Looking from the top, we have: the genocide of the Native Americans
("holocaust"), the 'sorrow', or frustration, of Les Invisibles ("the tears
of God flow"), the actual members of the 'Blue Oyster Cult' and their
communication with Imaginos explained in great detail (the lines "we
understand ... but fear is real" refers to his fear of the supernaturality
of it all), explicit references to his drowning ("Imaginos! Below this
bay..."), and resurrection ("...and besides").
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