| The Civil Wars – Devil's Backbone Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| The interpretation seems pretty straightforward here. It stuck me that this song kind of seems like the continuation of Barton Hollow where we hear about the man who committed the crime and is on the run and feeling guilty, and this is like his female companion who wants to stick with him despite what he's done, and wishes she could take the guilt from him. Not sure if it was intentional but they seem so closely related. | |
| The Civil Wars – Dust to Dust Lyrics | 12 years ago |
| I cant help but feel they wrote this for Catching Fire but it never got included in the soundtrack because the producers wanted to move in a new direction for the second film. I think its a travesty and this should have been on the soundtrack. The link for these lyrics and the Hunger Games should be evident to anyone who has read the books or even seen the films. Peeta and Katniss to a T. | |
| The Civil Wars – My Father's Father Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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I totally agree with this. Also the lines "my tired soul" and "the winding roads that led me here" makes me think its either an older person or someone that has been through a rough time like battling an illness. As a side note it also kind of reminds me of that first episode of "Amazing Stories" with the old man with his ticket waiting for the train he had missed years before. |
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| The Civil Wars – Kingdom Come Lyrics | 12 years ago |
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After reading ilovenickjonas1494 interpretation something hit me and I had to sign up. It does sound like something a mother would say...just not Katniss's mother who has been emotionally absent in her life for years. It struck me that it's pretty similar to advise Haymitch gave her and so maybe this isn't a feminine voice, but a masculine one. Perhaps this could be interpreted as unheard words from her father in "kingdom come" or the next life. Especially the lines "A cold wind's whispering secrets in your ear" and "Tall trees bend and lean pointing where to go". They spent years in the woods together, him teaching her about nature and how to hunt and forage. There is this other worldliness about it, as if he'll be on the wind whispering and bending those trees to guide her. He hopes she can run and survive BUT if not he'll be waiting for her. Even if she doesn't make it, its nothing to fret about because it will end quickly and they can be together again. I know from interviews for Safe and Sound that Joy and John Paul read all the books and had intentionally kept the lyrics vague so it could be open to multiple interpretations for multiple characters. I love the movies but I didn't think they quite conveyed the damaged relationship between Katniss and her mother and the strong bond she had with her father before his death. Happy interpreting! |
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