"78"

"78" is a song by the American musician Claudio Sanchez under his solo project, The Prize Fighter Inferno. It is the twelfth song but the 78th track on the project's 2006 debut album My Brother's Blood Machine.

Lyrics
[Verse 1] Have you heard the word on the street You've been walking down? It says "Save yourself, my friend" Write this world an avenue and help yourself Free of this sin, I'll be awaiting your ears

[Pre-Chorus] (Be agressive, buddy, you're a-[indecipherable]) I don't want to love you (B-E, A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E) Anymore (Be agressive, buddy, you're a-[indecipherable]) Don't want to love you (B-E, A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E)

[Verse 2] Have you learned from the herd that you've gone And mingled with? That help will not come 'round Bite yourself with hope to break The skin and bone that keep you here This is my world as I see fit, and you will not live

[Pre-Chorus] (Now boy, if you don't give me the knife) I don't want to love you (B-E, A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E) Anymore (Now boy, if you don't give me the knife) Don't want to love you (B-E, A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E)

(Now boy, if you don't give me the knife) I don't want to love you (B-E, A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E) Anymore (Now boy, if you don't give me the knife) Don't want to love you (B-E, A-G-G-R-E-S-S-I-V-E)

[Chorus] Here they come, my dear Last chance, piggy, there's nobody in here Here they come, my dear When the worst comes a knockin', you'd better stand clear

Here they come, my dear Last chance, piggy, there's nobody in here Here they come, my dear Here they, here they come

[Chorus] Here they come, my dear Last chance, piggy, there's nobody in here Here they come, my dear When the worst comes a knockin', you'd better stand clear

Here they come, my dear Last chance, piggy, there's nobody in here Here they come, my dear Here they, here they come

Story Context
"" '''As the official story has not yet been released, anything in this section is speculation, not fact. More so than usual, of course.'''

This song is a look into the connection with the rest of The Amory Wars. This must be describing how Inferno Kilgannon, who is also known as The Prise Fighter Inferno, comes to this particular world/time. Interestingly, there is only one other song that uses the word "piggy" and that's "Gravemakers & Gunslingers" which (though we do not have the exact story for that album either) most likely describes the clash between Jesse and Gibney, the leader of the Narrows.

Hover over for spoiler: We know that Jesse's original body is destroyed in a fight with Mayo Deftinwolf where he uploads his conscious into his body. We do not know how Jesse truly dies.

We know even less about how Jesse is brought here, but it seems to have to do with Gibney or perhaps something to do with the Willing Well. We will have to wait to see how the rest of the Good Apollo comics end, or even for the comic counterpart to this album.

Trivia

 * 78 may be a reference to the 78 planets of Heaven's Fence.