Lyric discussion by Stockholm 

Cover art for 2010 lyrics by Said The Whale

Taken from an interview:

When Said the Whale's Tyler Bancroft wrote the song, "2010," with its Vancouver Olympics undertones, his original feelings were that of pride and enthusiasm for his city.

Following the Stanley Cup riots last June, pride turned to shame.

"It's almost like an anti-Vancouver song," Bancroft said of the way "2010" has morphed, especially in its video treatment featuring footage from the riots, cars ablaze next to the downtown Bay store, with masked individuals roaming the streets. "But it's really not."

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