Lyric discussion by Iambandersnatch 

Cover art for The Thief lyrics by Dear Hunter, The

Shrouded Criminal An innovative mind (he was _____??)

Shadowed They're oblivious with plans awry (he was _____??)

Who can save us now?

Love seems barren when cash is king Wealth here for the bleeding what good will bring More than I could ask from those who sleep A crooked mind, an honest heart ancillary They collide

Cheating Innocence I've got the time tonight

Tonight x 6

Got time, got time x 7

Love seems bare of meaning when cash is king Wealth here for the bleeding what good will bring Be more than I could ask from those who sleep A crooked mind, an honest heart ancillary They collide


the only thing I can't make out is what the background singers are saying after each of the first 2 verses. the first 2 words are either "he was" or "we must" but the next part I can't tell. sounds something like spear and slow, spirits low, miracle, or spiritual, or but none of those make sense at all. A couple other sites have "we must let words go" but I'm pretty sure that's wrong.

I actually don't have a prob w/ the original poster putting "baron" instead of "barren"; it shows the nice wordplay by Casey to someone who might not catch it, since the song is saying that love < cash. Similarly, a baron < a king.

Oh and like the guy said above me, the first time it's "love is barren" and the second time it's "love is bare of meaning".

I believe it's "We watch[ed] spirits move"