The album’s central theme, conceived by filmmaker Costas Ferris, is a "rock oratorio" depicting a circus performance based on the apocalypse. As the show progresses, the lines between the performance and the real apocalypse happening outside begin to blur.
: Rides a black horse and carries a balance, representing Famine . Aphrodite's Child - The Four Horsemen (video)
: The lyrics directly paraphrase Revelation 6, describing the opening of the first four seals by "The Lamb" (Jesus Christ). The Four Horsemen : The album’s central theme, conceived by filmmaker Costas