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The Tragically Hip Lyrics, Songs, Albums And More
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The song is not tightly focused on a specific thing throughout. It changes half way through ("I remember Buffalo..."). The first stanza (Driving down a corduroy ...
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The Tragically Hip - Ahead By A Century Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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The Tragically Hip - Bobcaygeon Lyrics
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On one level, this is a song about being caught in a dilemma: should you quit the bright lights for the quiet of a small town? On another level, this song may ...
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The Tragically Hip - Opiated Lyrics
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3 Comments ... This is a song about a guy who kills himself, leaving a friend behind. Each verse contains the threat of suicide in its final lines: "if his bride ...
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The Tragically Hip - Poets Lyrics
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basically he's saying fuck you to that guy. take your complacency and denial and pampered life and fuck off. my take ...
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The Tragically Hip - Fireworks Lyrics
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In my mind, this song makes a subtle statement about the nature of love. While it may have nothing to do with hockey or popular culture, some marriages only ...
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The Tragically Hip - Courage (For Hugh Maclennan) Lyrics
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Courage couldn't come at a worse time, but also, it didn't come when it was needed. It isn't about living with the consequences of doing something terrible so ...
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The Tragically Hip - Grace, Too Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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The Tragically Hip - Nautical Disaster Lyrics
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This song is not about the Dieppe raid, nor is it "about" any other disaster. It is about a relationship that went bad, and the nautical disaster, occurring in ...
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The Tragically Hip - Chagrin Falls Lyrics
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This song is about a man who has an affair while travelling (most likely on business). It seems both parties may have been travelling to this place. He comes ...
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The Tragically Hip - Locked In The Trunk Of A Car Lyrics
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The anthem of a serial killer. Though he 'dumps the body', it is the serial killer who still feels locked in the trunk of a car...until he can find his next ...
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The Tragically Hip - Scared Lyrics
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In regards to the meaning of this song: Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It's about the last time I went to visit my ...
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The Tragically Hip - Three Pistols Lyrics
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This song is about Tom Thomson, who was an influential Canadian artist in the early 1900's. He was an influential icon for the famous Group Of Seven and died ...
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The Tragically Hip - New Orleans Is Sinking Lyrics
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He is singing about how he is sad about what was happening in modern New Orleans and the imagery of burning blue and dead-shake and my baby don't know me when i ...
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The Tragically Hip - Pigeon Camera Lyrics
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This song is clearly about incest . The Pigeon camera was used by CIA in WW2 to spy on enemy location. This would lead one to believe that there was a "beeping" ...
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The Tragically Hip - Gift Shop Lyrics
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It seems to me this song is about a person caught in a dream where he or she is looking down on the world and out into heaven. When we get to heaven, the earth ...
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The Tragically Hip - Cordelia Lyrics
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11 Comments · Cordelia was the daughter of King Lear that stuck by his side when his other daughters tried to overthrow him. · Thematically, this song seems to ...
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The Tragically Hip - Trickle Down Lyrics
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The title says a lot about this song, it's about the effect of trickle down economics which gives more money to the wealth and assumes that they will give it to ...
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The Tragically Hip - In View Lyrics
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this song explains about a relationship gone distant..yet the love and the spark is still very much there..so much that they are in everything they do. things ...
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The Tragically Hip - Blow At High Dough Lyrics
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Figuratively speaking, it means "don't get ahead of yourself", or "slow down there, kiddo". Please stop it with the ...
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The Tragically Hip - Thugs Lyrics
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This song is about having an argument with the love of your life, silent treatment, painting a room, getting high from the paint fumes and having make up sex.
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The Tragically Hip - Fifty-Mission Cap Lyrics
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This song's meaning actually goes beyond just the legend of Bill Barilko. The fifty-mission cap that Gord D. refers to is the hat worn by fighter pilots in the ...
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The Tragically Hip - Fiddler's Green Lyrics
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27 Comments ... This song is an elegy for a dead child. Fiddler's Green is a kind of "sailor's heaven," where sailors go when they die. Downie sticks with the ...
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The Tragically Hip - Vaccination Scar Lyrics
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In regards to the meaning of this song: Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It's about the last time I went to visit my ...
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The Tragically Hip - At The Hundredth Meridian Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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The Tragically Hip - Tiger The Lion Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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The Tragically Hip - Yer Not the Ocean Lyrics
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Metaphorically it does seem to be about a friendship/relationship, but I think the most telling line is "you're up to my chin" near the end. It contrasts with " ...
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The Tragically Hip - Gus: The Polar Bear From Central Park Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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The Tragically Hip - Fully Completely Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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The Tragically Hip - Leave Lyrics
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This song is about the Sept 11 attacks (see first stanza). Gord mixes up the protagonist of the song, looking at the event from different viewpoints, one being ...
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The Tragically Hip - Twist My Arm Lyrics
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The imagery is almost tear-jerking ("City lights lay out before us", "Speeds so fast felt like I was drunk"), and the idea of starting from nothing and just ...
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The Tragically Hip - Lionized Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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The Tragically Hip - Boots Or Hearts Lyrics
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Like stated above, basically about what happens when a relationship is based only around sex. I guess it's kind of bitter, not in the sense that his heart is ...
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The Tragically Hip - The Luxury Lyrics
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This is about a convict who just got out of jail and realizes that his life will never be normal again. He gets out of the bing, goes to a hotel with all the ...
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The Tragically Hip - No Threat Lyrics
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I think the song is talking about feeling ignored or neglected in a social setting. A presence that isn't really... present. Throughout the song, the narrator ...
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The Tragically Hip - You're Everywhere Lyrics
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In regards to the meaning of this song: Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It's about the last time I went to visit my ...
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The Tragically Hip - The Last Recluse Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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The Tragically Hip - Long Time Running Lyrics
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This song is about time and karma (in a way) and that people should enjoy the present moment - that's the worth the wait part, its like ironic, its not worth ...
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The Tragically Hip - The Rules Lyrics
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This is a fatalistic view of life, "the way things are", the rules. Salesmen will exaggerate, traffic will jam, Moralists on all side will claim the plight of ...
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The Tragically Hip - Emperor Penguin Lyrics
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It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.” That's the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it's about one thing, but ...
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The Tragically Hip - The Dire Wolf Lyrics
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An extinction. The loss of the cod fishery and Newfoundlanders way of life. The dire wolf is extinct. The Newfoundlander dog isn't extinct, but like the ...
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The Tragically Hip - Flamenco Lyrics
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This is one of my favourite Hip tunes - although I confess I have many. I think "IT" refers to his lover's pride, although narcissism could be a good second ...
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The Tragically Hip - Don't Wake Daddy Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran sings about missing his former partner and learning important life lessons in the process on “Punchline.” This track tells a story of battling to get ...
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The Tragically Hip - Wheat Kings Lyrics
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In regards to the meaning of this song: Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It's about the last time I went to visit my ...
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The Tragically Hip - Put It Off Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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The Tragically Hip - Looking For A Place To Happen Lyrics
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The reference to Jacques Cartier, the famous 16th century French explorer, is the most obvious, but then the verse becomes quite ambiguous (a specialty of Gord ...
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The Tragically Hip - When The Weight Comes Down Lyrics
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Ed Sheeran tells a story of unsuccessfully trying to feel “Amazing.” This track is about the being weighed down by emotional stress despite valiant attempts to ...
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The Tragically Hip - Titanic Terrarium Lyrics
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This is a good summary of the song. This boring, "perfect" life foisted upon us by some higher powers (not spiritual, but political, economic, etc. politicians ...
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The Tragically Hip - It's a Good Life If You Don't Weaken Lyrics
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It seems that this song is about choice. And how we're forced to make these choices that affect our life, even when we are not "ready" to make these choices. " ...
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The Tragically Hip - Thompson Girl Lyrics
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In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control ...
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