man and use the other as a way to get him to agree to their means. The man does all he can to keep Sebastian safe, and eventually the Captain finds out. He forces them to walk to walk the plank. General Comment: I have no idea if this meaning is unintentional, but Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night' has a character called Antonio who is a pirate in love with a man named Sebastian. My first impression of the song was that it was a sort of prologue to the play. The music video's set on a stage as well which kind of backs it up. That's funny. I assumed it was Sebastian due to Saint Sebastian, who has been a somewhat homo-erotic icon in art since the Renaissance. He's almost always portrayed nearly nude, with a classical male physique, and being pierced by arrows (the symbolism is pretty obvious). that was exactly what i thought as soon as i first heard it! antonio is my favourite character, so the song really hit home hard. and personally i think the song matches up with his self-sacrificial love for sebastian, and his adoration for him Flag cynically.pink on October 10, 2012