Handsome Furs – Dumb Animals

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  General Comment:I think its about a mistake that someone makes that kills or injures some they care about
  they get off the hook cus it was a mistake but in thier heart they feel like shit ( a dumb animal)
  even tho their not being blamed
  this allso sounds like a brake up
  
  love the instrumental ending

  Flag x...on May 13, 2009   Link

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    i know right!!! amazing song wlthough idk my take on the meaning quite yet

    Flag nuclearknifeon December 03, 2010  
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  General Comment:At a show Dan said this was about debating whether to go get crystal meth late at night from a guy named Clarence who talked about Jesus and numbers or to just go home instead.

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  General Comment:Oops... sorry, I typed that wrong. Lemme try that again. :)
  
  And I thought of you
  When the eyes of dumb animals
  Shone in their lights
  My hearts so blue
  And I'm a dumb animal
  I'm just waiting to die.
  
  Should elaborate on my earlier post... I think the 'story' of this song is about cheating on your girlfriend (or at least contemplating it). "Paint my baby's face over your black eye" And doing it in a trashy, desolate kind of place. And feeling less than human, lost, senseless... see above.

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  General Comment:I don't think these are quite the correct lyrics - I hear the second stanza as:
  
  And I thought of you
  When the lights of dumb animals
  Shone in their eyes
  And I'm a dumb animal
  I'm just waiting to die
  
  Not postive, but that's my take.
  
  The feeling you have when nothing makes sense anymore, you're not special - just another dumb animal waiting to die. Longing for your love, lost in the world. Very beautiful. I love the last verse. Imagine searchlights searching the sky for something/someone to rescue you/for you to rescue - but nobody gets found. All you can see are the stars so distant in the sky.
  
  Great band, the whole album is a brilliant piece of work. Love it.

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