Lyric discussion by kimjongsurge 

One of the verses is clearly about a horrific Dublin bombing in 1974 - according to the Wikipedias:

"The second of the Dublin car bombs went off at about 17:30"

"The bomb car was a metallic blue mink Ford Escort, registration number 1385 WZ."

The rest of the horrific account of the bombing can be found here - not for the faint of heart, quite graphic and sad:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_and_Monaghan_bombings

@kimjongsurge I think this, and the realization that he grew up during such a difficult, war-torn time in his country, are what brought this song into being. Raised by wolves...raised in a time where people are tearing each other apart.

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