| The Tragically Hip – World Container Lyrics | 16 years ago |
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Great lyrics. I was confused for a while because the song sounds like something you'd sing in an Irish pub. I think the Himmler mention is the key here - i.e. Nazi Germany. The song is about the "final solution". "Go to Cleveland" is a reference to John Demjanjuk, the alleged Nazi death camp work who resided (?resides - he may get extradicted) in Cleveland. "Laugh at a funeral or two" - makes sense for a death camp worker. "And laugh til all the chameleons turn black" - the chameleon takes on the shade of its environment; basically a reference to the black hearts of the guards "Been past the 'No Attractions Past This Point' sign" - I think this is a sign at one of the camps if you go to visit. The closest I've ever been is in video/photos and that was close enough for me. "What we have here are all flaws in progress Where all songs are one song" - I think this is saying that we are all flawed and not to target one group or another because ultimately we are all the same. "Don't forget" - a common reference to the Holocaust. So what's the world container? I dunno for sure - a gas chamber maybe? A casket? |
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