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* "Empire of the Clouds", which is about the fatal 1930 maiden voyage of Britain's greatest[[note]]And the largest dirigible aircraft until the similarly ill-fated ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg Hindenburg,]]'' which was launched seven years later[[/note]] airship, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101 R101.]]'' Especially the last 4 minutes, which [[DueToTheDead memorialize the 48 people who died in the crash and resulting explosion]], and absolutely captures the sheer weight of the tragedy. These lines in particular:

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* "Empire of the Clouds", which is about the fatal 1930 maiden voyage of Britain's greatest[[note]]And the largest dirigible aircraft until the similarly ill-fated ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg Hindenburg,]]'' which was launched seven years later[[/note]] airship, the ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101 R101.]]'' Especially the last 4 minutes, which [[DueToTheDead memorialize the 48 people who died in the crash and resulting Hydrogen explosion]], and absolutely captures the sheer weight of the tragedy. These lines in particular:

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* "Empire of the Clouds", which is about the fatal maiden voyage of Britain's greatest and largest airship, the R101. Especially the last 4 minutes, which capture the 48 people burnt to death in the explosion and the sheer weight of the tragedy. These lines in particular:

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* "Empire of the Clouds", which is about the fatal 1930 maiden voyage of Britain's greatest and greatest[[note]]And the largest dirigible aircraft until the similarly ill-fated ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LZ_129_Hindenburg Hindenburg,]]'' which was launched seven years later[[/note]] airship, the R101. ''[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R101 R101.]]'' Especially the last 4 minutes, which capture [[DueToTheDead memorialize the 48 people burnt to death who died in the explosion crash and resulting explosion]], and absolutely captures the sheer weight of the tragedy. These lines in particular:



* "The Nomad", both because it's a tribute to a group of Nomadic warriors, and because the entire second half, a grand and sweeping instrumental section capped off by a magnificent final verse, is so magnificent that it can bring one to tears.
* ''When Two Worlds Collide'' is a song about worlds ''literally'' colliding as an asteroid is about to strike the earth. Throughout the song the narrator increasingly grows in panic as he realizes that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt most of the human race are about to die.]]

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-->''Now a shadow on the hill, the angel of the east''
-->''The Empire of the Clouds may rest in peace''
-->''And in a country churchyard, laid head to the mast''
-->''Eight and forty souls, who came to die in France.''
* "The Nomad", both because it's a tribute to a group of Nomadic warriors, and because the entire second half, half -- a grand and sweeping instrumental section capped off by a magnificent final verse, verse -- is so magnificent awe-inspiring that it can easily bring one to tears.
* ''When Two Worlds Collide'' is a song about worlds ''literally'' colliding as an asteroid is about to strike the earth. Throughout the song the narrator increasingly grows in panic as he realizes that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt most of the human race are about to die.]] die]], and absolutely nothing can be done to prevent or escape from it.
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* ''When Two Worlds Collide'' it's a song about worlds ''literally'' colliding as an asteroid is about to strike the earth. Throughout the song the narrator increasingly grows in panic as he realizes that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt most of the human race are about to die.]]

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* ''When Two Worlds Collide'' it's is a song about worlds ''literally'' colliding as an asteroid is about to strike the earth. Throughout the song the narrator increasingly grows in panic as he realizes that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt most of the human race are about to die.]]
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* ''When Two Worlds Collide'' it's a song about worlds ''literally'' colliding as an asteroid is about to strike the earth. Throughout the song the narrator increasingly grows in panic as he realizes that [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt most of the human race are about to die.]]

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