| Tokyo Police Club – Shoulders and Arms Lyrics | 17 years ago |
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To me it sounds like this song could be about going to war. Mentioning "the republic" and coming "with a plan to lift our city out of ruin" sounds like invasion, as well as the image of shoulders back and arms at sides (like standing at attention), and the pistols aiming. I find this especially touching in considering the last few lines of the song. The party on the defensive side describes their counterparts as being calm and young, like they're military trained and carrying out orders and operations. "i don't know where you are from" and "i don't care what you've done wrong" are sort of heartbreaking comments on the ties between two combatting sides in war - so many faceless people fighting (not to mention civilians dying) without any personal reason to be hurting or killing others. Anyway that's how I read it. |
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