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The Dear Hunter – Father Lyrics

13 years ago

It seems the story was the Dear Hunter met a doppleganger of himself on the battlefield of the war he's involved in. Then, the Boy dies during a battle. After finding the boy's parents, who worried their son died in the war The Dear Hunter was involved in, they take him in. At first, he is hesitant and worried they will notice he isn't their son. The Dear Hunter's mom was the ex-prostitute named Ms. Terri and his father was the vile narrator of He Said He Had A Story, where his father brags to his fellow soldiers, including the Dear Hunter, about the Dear Hunter's conception. It's murky about what happened after this, as Casey wasn't clear, but it seems the Dear Hunter killed him while on the battlefield. So he is mistaken for these people's child, but having a parent love him is something he hasn't had since his mother died, so he accompanies them on a ship heading for whatever is to come in Act IV. This is taken from an interview with Casey about Act Three and a bit of it is seen in the video for What It Means To Be Alone

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The Dear Hunter – The Inheritance Lyrics

13 years ago

I have to say, this song is the second best of the whole Color Spectrum for me. I'll tell you the story my brain concocted through loose images in the first time i heard this song. A man brings his son home to thier old wooded cottage by the train tracks. He raises him as a single parent, strictly, giving him the desire to never stay at his home. The son grows up confused and saddened, but nonetheless he does grow up wanting to leave as his father intended. The day after he turns 18, the father tells his son this harsh words, not even lookin g him in the face. Enraged and hurt, the son turns to leave, carrying what little he has on his back. He hops aboard a traincar passing by and leaves for parts unknown, and falls asleep. He has a dream of his father, as god and he as 'an angel'. His father, at home, is visibly wrecked and drinking a glass of scotch. He goes inside his bed and crawls inside, coughing up blood onto the bedsheets. His stomach churnes as he knew he was about to die. He lays back, clutching a picture of his son to his chest. His son wakes up as the whistle of the train blows, and awakens at a sunset-stricken stop. He raises his head and something in him compels him to look towards home. As he looks in the direction, something on the wall he was sleeping on catches his eye. There is a carving of his fathers name in the metal of the traincar, dated from his own fathers 18th birthday. Tearfully realizing the path he must go on to make a life for himself, he pulls out a small pocket knife and carves his name above his fathers, and the date just like his dad's signature. He then leaves the car. Bacl at home, the floor of the white room the dad lays in turns an effervescent green as he passes on, clutching the picture. The blood from earlier is gone. He dies dreaming of his sons life as a man. [There was also some imagery of a cigarette and the fathers Trademark green gum, as well as the story of the father never leaving his hometown, where he raised his son, and how he thinks of his son as someone who must see a better life.] These stories always pop up in y head when i listen to evocative music in my head. I chose the best possible interpretation. Let me know if you can listen to the song and see this story or any story, for that matter.

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The Dear Hunter – No God (White) Lyrics

13 years ago

Very, very interesting! i really can see this that way, but i have a strong gut feeling when i first heard this song. The title makes it seem like a song easily belonging on Black. but the inherit goodness of the song and the person in it puts up a very important wall - White is not religion, it is not a strong spiritual influence. Its a human creation and as black as life can be, life can be white as well. With an inherit moral compass and a love for family and friends you can lead a loving life without religion. Humans CAN be bastards. But they can also be amazing creatures. The strong parental connection makes me compare it to Son and Father, two tracks from Act three. That feeling of bieng tucked in is especially strong for me.

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The Dear Hunter – No God (White) Lyrics

13 years ago

Very, very interesting! i really can see this that way, but i have a strong gut feeling when i first heard this song. The title makes it seem like a song easily belonging on Black. but the inherit goodness of the song and the person in it puts up a very important wall - White is not religion, it is not a strong spiritual influence. Its a human creation and as black as life can be, life can be white as well. With an inherit moral compass and a love for family and friends you can lead a loving life without religion. Humans CAN be bastards. But they can also be amazing creatures. The strong parental connection makes me compare it to Son and Father, two tracks from Act three. That feeling of bieng tucked in is especially strong for me.

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The Dear Hunter – No God (White) Lyrics

13 years ago

Very, very interesting! i really can see this that way, but i have a strong gut feeling when i first heard this song. The title makes it seem like a song easily belonging on Black. but the inherit goodness of the song and the person in it puts up a very important wall - White is not religion, it is not a strong spiritual influence. Its a human creation and as black as life can be, life can be white as well. With an inherit moral compass and a love for family and friends you can lead a loving life without religion. Humans CAN be bastards. But they can also be amazing creatures. The strong parental connection makes me compare it to Son and Father, two tracks from Act three. That feeling of bieng tucked in is especially strong for me.

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The Dear Hunter – Mr. Malum Lyrics

13 years ago

This song has a strong resemblence in lyrics and tone to a song that never sounded much like it belonged on its original album, The Poison Woman from Act 3: Life and Death. First, the character of the eponymous Mr. Mallum has a lot in common with the woman. The songs sound very similar, and a key phrase in both is 'A Cruel Intoxication'. Lastly, this album is on Violet, which to me represents many things, but a common one is poison, smog, smoke and shadow -- this song is a great introduction to the viscous side of violet while the other songs, no much more cheerful, evoke similar feelings.

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