“When the War Came” is generally based on an event which transpired during World War II that is known in the history books as the Siege of Leningrad. More specifically, in this case the narrator...
As the title of this song (“The Shankill Butchers”) implies, the lyrics primarily center around the horrendous atrocities of the Shankill Butchers. The Shankill Butchers was a group of violent murderers who terrorized Northern...
On The Decemberists’ “Down by the Water”, the narrator reminisces on America’s past maritime life by describing the elements that were present at the time. He recalls how he often walked beside the river...
