Man of Miracles

Man Of Miracles
Written by James Young, Raymond Brandle, Dennis DeYoung
Lead vocals by James Young

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He was a Man of Miracles

Fighting the solar windstorm
A winged horse guides his way
Oracle of the ancient midnight
Calls forth everlasting pain

And I know, yes I know
He was a Man of Miracles
Riding golden meteorites
Ruler of distant galaxies
Born of the northern lights
Of the northern lights

Sorcerer of the dark moon
Who dare incur his rage?
First child of the scorpion
Prophet of the crystal age

And I know, yes I know
He was a man of miracles
Riding golden meteorites
Ruler of distant galaxies
Born of the northern lights
Of the northern lights

He was a Man of Miracles

Interpretation

The Man of Miracles is a space traveler of some sort.  He may magically ride an actual winged steed or a golden meteorite, or he may ride in a more typical spacecraft as depicted in science fiction.  

The winged horse is reminiscent of Pegasus from Greek mythology, and "Oracle of the ancient midnight" could be referring to Nyx, primordial goddess of the night in Greek mythology. She is the mother of Moros (Doom, Destiny), the Keres (Destruction, Death), Thanatos (Death), Hypnos (Sleep), the Oneiroi (Dreams), Momus (Blame), Oizys (Pain, Distress), the Hesperides, the Moirai (Fates), Nemesis (Indignation, Retribution), Apate (Deceit), Philotes (Friendship), Geras (Old Age), and Eris (Strife). Finally, Nyx bore the ferryman of Hades, Charon, who ferries souls of the recently deceased across the river Styx to the land of the dead. She would be one to call forth everlasting pain.

The first stanza suggests that the Man of Miracles perhaps is the target of the everlasting pain and thus in opposition to Nyx. However, as a "sorcerer of the dark moon" it would imply that he is empowered perhaps by dark forces of another sort, although he is "born of the northern lights," the Aurora Borealis, and light is typically associated with good.