why yes, that is a Johnny Depp/Sweeney Todd quote. thanks for noticing:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xrt7-Xu2Fk
I actually feel that the song I've referenced here pairs nicely with the theme of William Blake's "London". Blake seems to have a rather dark and cynical view of London and the people in it. As a whole, London does not provide a very pleasant atmosphere. The people bear "marks of weakness, marks of woe" 4 and each voice is a "cry". In "the hapless Soldier's sigh" there is ruin. The "marriage hearse" brings "blights and plagues". In no way does the author present London in a pleasant manner. In fact, it's just the opposite. In the Sweeney Todd song, London is "filled with people who are filled with [excrement] and the vermin of the world inhabit it." This tone of cynicism is quite apparent throughout. the speaker in the poem sees the darkness that London brings out and it is so overwhelming that he can see little else. Darkness and unpleasantness are definitely tones in this particular piece.
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