Talk:Touched by the Crimson King

The Dark Tower
There are more references to The Dark Tower-cycle than you say. So is Love's Tragedy Asunder inspired on Susan, Rolands true love, as stated in the fourth book. In Seize The Day, he clearly sings "The tower knows who you are" and other references. And if I'm correct, Down Where I Am is also about these books, this being the birth of Mordred.

I think that "The Gunslinger" alludes to more than the 5th book in the series. In terms of tone and content I think it's more of an allusion to the end of the 7th book, from the point where Susannah leaves Roland behind and Roland continues to the Tower alone. After all the voice of the Beam/Tower beckoned him in the vernacular of the Calla folken, and they reference the Beams being safe. They also say that "to touch the Rose will not bring release" which I believe is a reference to Roland mediating over the roses on the passing of Susannah from his world.--Grammar Vigilante 14:28, 17 August 2007 (UTC)

"The Gunslinger" is some kind of conclusion to Roland's yourney. The first part of the song (the slow-paced part) is trough the eyes and toughts of Susannah (And perhaps Detta too), while the faster part is about Roland reaching The Tower. "The sacrifice of innocence; The hailing of the gun;My way was death and madness;Now let the tower come" This part is about where he runs toward the Tower and shouts the name of his death friends. So about the most parts I agree with Grammar Vigilante, but the part of "To touch the rose, it will not bring release" is about how he grabs the rose to die the eyes of the Crimson King and cuts of his finger.

Antoher thing about Seize The Day is that it has the end in it. Altough I'm not sure wether it should be stated or not. You see, the first words of the song (On and on this is my way) don't only stand for the road seeming to last forever, but (according to my interpretation) that he is send back to the dessert by The Tower/Gan each time he reaches him... —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Special:Contributions/ (talk)

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