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Echo and the Bunnymen – Pictures on My Wall Lyrics 12 years ago
The song as a whole sounds like it's about political upheaval or revolution.

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Echo and the Bunnymen – Pictures on My Wall Lyrics 12 years ago
The 'pictures' seem to be a metaphor for an influential authority figure; ie. a picture of Stalin could swing and fall when damning information came out about him, etc.

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