Sir John Oldcastle O, O!," when his fingertips are singed with candles — which of course works for "Oldcastle" but not "Falstaff." There is also the "castle" reference in IV,v,6 of the same play. The name Falstaff was derived from Sir John Fastolf, who was also a historical person—allegedly a greedy and grasping individual, who had a (probably undeserved) reputation for cowardice at the Battle of Patay in 1429. Fastolf, however, died without descendants, making him safe for a playwright's use. He had already appeared as a cowardly knight in Henry VI, part 1. The name change and the Epilogue disclaimer were required,
To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere becoming confused why they would sting him back, which Kensrue said "seemed a fitting metaphor for much of U.S. foreign policy." The song "Whistleblower" is about Edward Snowden, who famously leaked NSA documents proving that the government was spying on American citizens without warrant. The song "Death from Above" was written from the perspective of an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (or drone) pilot. Kensrue said about half the tracks on "To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere" follow this explicitly political theme, while the rest were described as being more broadly focused and touched on social or cultural concepts. The