The Tragically Hip – Pigeon Camera

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It was handsome at the auction,
oh but when we got it home,
it grew into something we could
no longer contain
Where's our pigeon camera,
by now he could be anywhere
and after all that training.
And after all that training,
something we could no longer contain.
It's boring, I'm embarrassed,
I don't endorse that, I didn't want this

This house it has it politics;
over there that's my room
and that's my sister's.
And that's my sister,
something we could no longer contain
It's boring, I'm embarrassed,
I don't endorse that; I didn't want this,
it's horrific, I'm embarrassed,
I didn't want that, I didn't want this
It's like we burned our boots with no
contingency plan

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Track duration: 04:34


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    Song Meaning:While visiting the Smithsonian Air
    Flag janageorgeon September 20, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:yeah most likely about sexual abuse, and "something we could no longer contain" maybe referring to a resulting pregnancy.
    Flag jrljackon October 27, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:I never got the "by now he could be anywhere" line until I read HipAnon's analysis...good job.
    Flag mhareon March 27, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:hipmuseum.com/…
    Flag OpinionHeadon January 10, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Possibly, since pigeon cameras are small and unobtrusive it was used to take photographs of his sister in an unclothed state. But the pictures have to be developed somewhere... If his parents found out, his camera could be anywhere now. It's just a guess.
    Flag HipAnonon January 09, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:A pigeon camera is a low-tech spying device used "back in the day". A small automatic camera was attached to a homing pigeon set to fly over the area in question. The resulting images were used in strategic planning.
    Flag Scottitudeon February 08, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:The second verse is pretty straightforward on that part. What is a pigeon camera specifically?
    Flag OpinionHeadon November 22, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:this song is about sexual abuse
    Flag hiploveron May 10, 2004   Link

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