Turn down your volume near the end Mrs. Faryon! You have been warned.

The gradual buildup of intensity within this song connects to the extended metaphor, imagery, and tone of Matthew Arnold’s “Dover Beach.” The song starts out slowly and quietly, similar to how Arnold starts the poem with the tranquil imagery of the sea. Eventually however, the song begins to pick up speed, volume, and intensity. Similarly, the extended metaphor of the sea and the imagery to describe it form /an unpleasant theme within the readers mind. Finally, as the instrumental reaches its nearly deafening climax, Arnold completely shifts the tone to one of despair as he describes two armies clashing within a world devoid of happiness. The intensity of the instrumental begins to die down after the climax – just as Arnold leaves the reader to contemplate the embedded messages within his poem.