Ian has said that " Breathing Lightning " is lyrically influenced by author Stephen King : " If I had to pick one thing that I love the most from him , it would be '' The Dark Tower '' books ... The character Roland , it 's just something that stays with me a lot , this character from those books . So I kind of re-entered that world again . 'Cause I wrote " Lone Justice " way back when , on the '' Spreading The Disease '' record , which was based on that character , and I decided to re-visit it , because , metaphorically , there 's so many things you could use it for ... I 'm kind of weaving in and out of reality and fantasy in that song . And ' Breathing Lightning ' , of course , is a metaphor for shooting . " According to Benante , " Evil Twin " was inspired by events like the 2015 attack on the offices and staff of the French satirical publication '' Charlie Hebdo '' and various other mass shootings . Ian added that it was about by the actions of people " who feel they have become judge , jury and executioner over their fellow man " , calling this mindset the " evil twin " of humanity
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