They'll not switch it off again" (emphasis added). Without that last bit, I'm pretty much evenly split on whether Wily means just himself, or the populace - they've grown dependent upon the machines, and now that Wily has shown Light to be "the bad guy," the crowd has turned against him and there's no going back (Light can neither run from them, nor stand against them, and they're all "tuned in" to Wily's message).
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The Hounds Meanings & Lyrics Discussion by TheLetterD | SongMeanings
They'll not switch it off again" (emphasis added). Without that last bit, I'm pretty much evenly split on whether Wily means just himself, or the populace - they've grown dependent upon the machines, and now that Wily has shown Light to be "the bad guy," the crowd has turned against him and there's no going back (Light can neither run from them, nor stand against them, and they're all "tuned in" to Wily's message).
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Thanks for the corrections, Jake! I also added a couple others ("Tear all through the town" corrected to "Tell us who you've found," "I guess my man, he used a tool" corrected to "Like a smart man, he used a tool"), and italicized speaking roles.
OK, meaning! And, of course, beware of the spoilers. This, I believe, is Wily's master stroke in taking over the world: having killed Emily, he pins the crime on Light (who blames himself anyway for ever having trusted Wily in the first place). He accomplishes this through, of course, a smear campaign; the swing-ish big-band sound evokes a sinister glee at getting everyone to go along with his "song and dance" routine.
It's a tough call, but I think "who turned this city on" refers to the general citizenry, considering the later line, "<i>They'll</i> not switch it off again" (emphasis added). Without that last bit, I'm pretty much evenly split on whether Wily means just himself, or the populace - they've grown dependent upon the machines, and now that Wily has shown Light to be "the bad guy," the crowd has turned against him and there's no going back (Light can neither run from them, nor stand against them, and they're all "tuned in" to Wily's message).
Thanks for the corrections, Jake! I also added a couple others ("Tear all through the town" corrected to "Tell us who you've found," "I guess my man, he used a tool" corrected to "Like a smart man, he used a tool"), and italicized speaking roles.
OK, meaning! And, of course, beware of the spoilers. This, I believe, is Wily's master stroke in taking over the world: having killed Emily, he pins the crime on Light (who blames himself anyway for ever having trusted Wily in the first place). He accomplishes this through, of course, a smear campaign; the swing-ish big-band sound evokes a sinister glee at getting everyone to go along with his "song and dance" routine.
It's a tough call, but I think "who turned this city on" refers to the general citizenry, considering the later line, "<i>They'll</i> not switch it off again" (emphasis added). Without that last bit, I'm pretty much evenly split on whether Wily means just himself, or the populace - they've grown dependent upon the machines, and now that Wily has shown Light to be "the bad guy," the crowd has turned against him and there's no going back (Light can neither run from them, nor stand against them, and they're all "tuned in" to Wily's message).
Other thoughts?