Analyzing The Song 'Up The Wolves'

The Song “Up the Wolves” by The Mountain Goats (not actual goats) is a song about two guys who want to kill some people in a town. This song has the weirdest stanzas, all with different tones and connotations. In Verse one the speaker is talking about how everyone holds grudges against someone else and how some are more difficult to forgive, then it goes on to say that one day you will be free from those grudges. The chorus is about a roman myth about the myth that the two people who founded rome were orphans. The second verse is saying that the speaker and his friend are going to hack into a radio station and broadcast a message to their neighbors. The chorus plays as the song ends, again referencing the roman myth. This song, “Up the