Listen to "Paradise Lost, a poem by John Milton" at https://theused.ffm.to/heartworkFrom the upcoming album ‘Heartwork’ out everywhere April 24th! Pre-Order and Pre-Save now and get exclusive merch bundles at https://theused.ffm.to/heartwork I’ve always been a bit obsessed with Paradise Lost. I really dug deep into the poem and its author, John Milton. As I was reading a lot of his political essays I realized that a lot of what ’Satan’ says in Paradise Lost are quotes directly from John Milton’s own mouth. A lot of people thought he was the devil back then. He had a huge problem with the show of opulence from the Church. He thought it was disgusting. His poem is about the failed revolution against the Church of England, which is Satan’s failed revolution on earth. And what’s more incredibl...
