Most of the band's albums, starting with their 2006 debut album Act I: The Lake South, the River North, are concept albums and a part of a common storyline, planned to conclude with a sixth album. The most recent addition is 2016's Act V: Hymns with the Devil in Confessional. Additionally, they have released albums unrelated to the Acts; The Color Spectrum in 2011, Migrant in 2013, and the EP All Is As All Should Be in 2017.
The band began as a side project of Casey Crescenzo when he was a full-time member of The Receiving End of Sirens. The Dear Hunter was originally intended as a vehicle for music Crescenzo had written that didn't fit with the sound of The Receiving End of Sirens. In the winter of 2005 Casey recorded the Dear Ms. Leading demos. He created 10 copies on burned CDs that were circulated amongst his friends and posted online for download. While elements and characters featured on the demos would reappear on the subsequent Acts, Crescenzo has confirmed that there was a transformation in how he represented these themes and persons; while the story had its origins in his personal life, the Acts removed most autobiographical elements in favor of fiction.
The Oracles on the Delphi Express
The Dear Hunter Lyrics
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You aren't in the land of the river and the lake no more
Makeshift schemes, we've got plenty here for you
Lock away your dreams and throw away the key.
You've been stuck in the middle of patience and animosity
With a lust for solidity, and a cryptic history your luck's running thin.
If you flee from grace your souls cannot be saved
Big steam ships, exits illustrate the flood
Don't be ashamed of your unlawful flaw
When the bombs go off you'll know right where you are.
You've been stuck in the middle of patience and animosity
With a lust for solidity, and a cryptic history your luck's running thin.
You've been stuck in the middle of patience and animosity
With a lust for solidity, and a cryptic history your luck's running thin.
The Dear Hunter's "The Oracles On The Delphi Express" is a song full of paradoxical and enigmatic lyrics. The song is narrated by a mysterious persona that addresses the listener warning them of the perils that come with joining the crew on the Delphi Express train. The first lines of the song, "Stick with us, throw your morals out the door, you aren't in the land of the river and the lake no more," can be interpreted as the persona's invitation to the listener to become part of the crew, but at the cost of abandoning their moral compass. The listener is about to embark on a journey that deviates from their normalcy.
The verses also allude to the harsh realities of life that the listener might encounter in the journey. The "Makeshift schemes" referred to in the second verse may be the means by which the Delphi Express crew secures their wealth in the society they operate. The persona is trying to prepare the listener for the dangers that come with joining them. The chorus is a repetition of the first lines but in a confrontational tone. The persona reminds the listener that their luck is running thin, and they need to make a decision about joining the crew.
Line by Line Meaning
Stick with us, throw your morals out the door
Abandon your sense of what is right and wrong in order to participate in our group.
You aren't in the land of the river and the lake no more
You are no longer in a familiar, comfortable environment.
Makeshift schemes, we've got plenty here for you
We have many plans and ideas, though they are not necessarily well thought-out or permanent.
Lock away your dreams and throw away the key.
Do not hold onto your aspirations, but abandon them entirely.
You've been stuck in the middle of patience and animosity
You have found yourself in a place where you must balance waiting and hostility.
With a lust for solidity, and a cryptic history your luck's running thin.
You have a strong desire for stability, but your past is uncertain and your fortunes are dwindling.
Crimson hands, brandish words which masquerade
Deceitful language is used by those in power, who are also capable of violence.
If you flee from grace your souls cannot be saved
Rejecting mercy or kindness will lead to irreparable spiritual harm.
Big steam ships, exits illustrate the flood
Large mechanized vessels demonstrate the inevitability of a catastrophic event.
Don't be ashamed of your unlawful flaw
Do not feel guilt or remorse for a mistake or character flaw that is considered illegal or immoral.
When the bombs go off you'll know right where you are.
A violent event will mark a definitive moment and location in your life.
Contributed by Charlie C. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@purrfurr4803
[Verse 1]
Stick with us, throw your morals out the door
You aren't in the land of the river and the lake no more
Makeshift schemes, we've got plenty here for you
Lock away your dreams and throw away the key
[Chorus]
You've been stuck in the middle of patience and animosity
With a lust for solidity, and a cryptic history, your luck's running thin
[Verse 2]
Crimson hands brandish wounds which masquerade
If you flee from grace, your souls cannot be saved
Big steam ships, exits illustrate the flaw
Don't be ashamed of your amour faux pas
When the bombs go off you'll know right where you are
[Chorus]
You've been stuck in the middle of patience and animosity
With a lust for solidity, and a cryptic history, your luck's running thin
[Chorus]
You've been stuck in the middle of patience and animosity
With a lust for solidity, and a cryptic history, your luck's running thin
@spookymcspookerson
Sounds great live!
@euaggeliamitropoulou4904
More songs like this please!
@tastyjerk
dat outro
@albertponty3577
Good
@Meshuggahfication
much better as plain acoustic but simply amazing
@not-a-worm
Y e s
@JL4YT
@e-wentan290
Can anyone tell me which time period they based the chorus catchy tune on?
@willsmith4061
1910's
@datemasamune2106
Will smith
Well, overall turn of the century.
1885-1915 or so.