Unkindness Of Ravens an island and first constructed by the monk Elisarius in the 6th Century. The lyrics of the song were taken from William Butler Yeats controversial poem "Leda and the Swan" from his collection "The Tower" - which explores the myth of Leda and the swan in explicit terms. Unkindness Of Ravens style has been described as a "dark form of independently minded, slightly gothic-rock". The band have cited Jim Morrison and The Doors, Fields of the Nephilim, Thin Lizzy, Godspeed You! Black Emperor and Sopor Æternus & the Ensemble of Shadows as major influences. Unkindness Of Ravens Unkindness Of Ravens
Living creatures (Bible) vision. These appear as a lion, an ox, a man, and an eagle, much as in Ezekiel but in a different order. They have six wings, whereas Ezekiel's four living creatures are described as only having four. In verse 6, they are said to have "eyes all over, front and back", suggesting that they are alert and knowledgeable, that nothing escapes their notice. The description parallels "the wheels" that are beside the living creatures in Ezekiel 1.18; 10.12, which are said to be "full of eyes all around". The Hebrew word for "wheel" (ôpannîm) was also used in later Jewish