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Wolf Parade – Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts Lyrics	18 years ago
but i definitely agree that the "hunters and kings" are probably world leaders/politicians, as you say.

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Wolf Parade – Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts Lyrics	18 years ago
actually, we are the sons and daughters of hungry ghosts, as spencer krug says in the interview (http://www.cokemachineglow.com/feature/interview/wolfparade1.html), " Yeah, so Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts is addressing my own generation, I guess. Insatiable thirsts, and hunger for whatever… "

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Wolf Parade – Grounds for Divorce Lyrics	18 years ago
i think i agree with j-rob. it clearly sounds like "whales" even though it would be easy to say "wheels" (on both the ep and the album). i think the parallel is drawn between buses and whales (which are of similar sizes, at least).

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Wolf Parade – I'll Believe in Anything Lyrics

18 years ago

amazing song. i think the part about "i'd take you to a place where nobody knows you and nobody gives a damn" is a tongue in cheek reference to the cheers theme song ("...where everybody knows your name, and they're always glad you came.") maybe the taking the fire out of the water reinforces this (isn't firewater a nickname for alcohol?) anyways, the song is much more complex than that, but upon a first couple listens, that strikes me as a funny little bit.

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Wolf Parade – Dear Sons and Daughters of Hungry Ghosts Lyrics	18 years ago
I think it might be "Now I would say it's in God's hands, but..."

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