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The Dear Hunter – The Tank Lyrics

16 years ago

I think he starts to see a parallel between the two mindless jobs of himself now, the of killing men, and what Ms. Leading was doing. Both make hearts hit the floor, and steer away from accountability. And God, whether it is her God or His goes along with whatever is being done. I think showing how people rely on their prayers and just accept the answer they themselves have put into their head as a sign from God saying what they are doing is ok. Also thus steering away from accountability. I have heard the Tank symbolizes someone he has met??

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The Dear Hunter – What It Means to be Alone Lyrics

16 years ago

I think he is realizing his choices that brought him to this point have also left him nothing to return to.I see him regretting his decisions that have led him here. Maybe he is wishing he was still in lust or as the song seems to dictate, in love with Ms. Leading. And when "Prayers from above never answered..." I wonder if he was was guided by his mom's ghost, or the oracles, but either way, went astray from their guidance and is now alone, stuck. I like how he seems to have mood swings, almost as though he is annoyed with himself just as much as he is with Ms. Leading. As the song continues he puts Ms. Leading in the back of his mind and sees what pain can be caused by war, something even worse than a broken heart. I love it when he describes his first taste of war, and the son's being robbed from their families, a lot of cool imagery there. "Smoke arose on the azimuth glares/ Bodies brewed and frigid winter..." I think of the azimuth as a guiding direction often associated with ships at sea using due north and stars to get a precise angle on which direction to travel. But it is also used for military artillery fire.

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The Dear Hunter – In Cauda Venenum Lyrics

16 years ago

I also think this is about him joining the army and going to fight, It might be giving him an idea of what he represents as a soldier in the army. Pain in plain sight. He sees that this pain and suffering he is seeing is so terrible that he pictures his happy thoughts to feel secure, like when peter pan needs to fly. But pain in plain sight might also be literal, and he is witnessing rape, or torture, or just death in general.

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The Dear Hunter – Writing on a Wall Lyrics	16 years ago
I agree with steph nite. Any theories about what he will lose in the war? Perhaps of the three people he meets in this albumn, there is a death? Or maybe an arm or leg ha.

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The Dear Hunter – The Procession Lyrics	16 years ago
I believe she was raped and that was her demise, but definitely not by the Dear Hunter, The Dear Hunter is her son. She accepts her fate knowing that she gave her life for his, whether she was a prostitute or a harlot, she did what she did to make the best life she could for him.

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