Absalom and Achitophel advice of the double agent Hushai over the good advice of Achitophel. Achitophel, realising that the rebellion is doomed to failure, goes home and hangs himself. Absalom is killed (against David's explicit commands) after getting caught by his hair in the thick branches of a great oak tree: "His head caught fast in the oak, and he was left hanging between heaven and earth, while the mule that was under him went on" (NRSV 2 Sam. 18:9). The death of his son, Absalom, causes David enormous personal grief. A second allegory in the poem, beginning on line 425, is the
Caught in a Moment and the song is supported by an electronica-infused ambience. "Caught in a Moment" contains emotive lyrics that explore concepts of melancholy and hopefulness. It was compared to the works of girl band All Saints, and English musical group Massive Attack. "Caught in a Moment" received mixed reviews from critics. K. Ross Hoffman of AllMusic described the song as "a stirring, string-laden monolith of melody" and commended it as the standout ballad from "Three". Dorian Lynskey of "The Guardian" praised the song as terrific and highlighted its "deep-pile swoon". Dan Gennoe of Yahoo! Music wrote that "Caught in a Moment" and