A song cycle about grief, regret, loss and eventual hope, the album is thematically framed by three tracks, ``(Manifest)'', ``(Hospital Vespers)'' and ``(Past-Due)'', which set three different sonnets following a terminally ill hospital patient into the aftermath of his death to the same melody. Other songs examine the album's themes from different angles: ``Plea from a Cat Named Virtute'' is written from the perspective of a depressed person's cat, ``One Great City!'' is about Samson's love--hate relationship with his hometown of Winnipeg, and ``Our Retired Explorer'' imagines a dinner date between philosopher Michel Foucault and a hopelessly nostalgic member of Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica.
A song cycle about grief, regret, loss and eventual hope, the album is thematically framed by three tracks, ``(Manifest)'', ``(Hospital Vespers)'' and ``(Past-Due)'', which set three different sonnets following a terminally ill hospital patient into the aftermath of his death to the same melody.
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
A
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
song
song
NOUN
NN
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
cycle
cycle
NOUN
NN
case
about
about
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
grief
grief
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
regret
regret
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
loss
loss
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
amod
Degree=Pos
eventual
eventual
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
hope
hope
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
advmod
thematically
thematically
ADV
RB
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
frame
framed
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
obl:agent
Number=Plur
track
tracks
NOUN
NNS
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Degree=Pos
manifest
Manifest
ADJ
JJ
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
compound
Number=Sing
Hospital
Hospital
PROPN
NNP
appos
Number=Plur
Vespers
Vespers
PROPN
NNPS
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
`
`
PUNCT
``
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
amod
Degree=Pos
past
Past
ADJ
JJ
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
conj
Degree=Pos
due
Due
ADJ
JJ
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
set
set
VERB
VBD
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
three
three
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obj
Number=Plur
sonnet
sonnets
NOUN
NNS
acl
VerbForm=Ger
follow
following
VERB
VBG
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
Degree=Pos
terminally
terminally
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
ill
ill
ADJ
JJ
compound
Number=Sing
hospital
hospital
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
patient
patient
NOUN
NN
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
aftermath
aftermath
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
death
death
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
same
same
ADJ
JJ
nmod
Number=Sing
melody
melody
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Other songs examine the album's themes from different angles: ``Plea from a Cat Named Virtute'' is written from the perspective of a depressed person's cat, ``One Great City!'' is about Samson's love--hate relationship with his hometown of Winnipeg, and ``Our Retired Explorer'' imagines a dinner date between philosopher Michel Foucault and a hopelessly nostalgic member of Ernest Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica.
amod
Degree=Pos
other
Other
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Plur
song
songs
NOUN
NNS
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
examine
examine
VERB
VBP
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
album
album
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Plur
theme
themes
NOUN
NNS
case
from
from
ADP
IN
amod
Degree=Pos
different
different
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Plur
angle
angles
NOUN
NNS
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
plea
Plea
NOUN
NN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
cat
Cat
NOUN
NN
amod
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
name
Named
VERB
VBN
nmod
Number=Sing
Virtute
Virtute
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
parataxis
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
write
written
VERB
VBN
case
from
from
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
perspective
perspective
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
depressed
depressed
ADJ
JJ
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
person
person
NOUN
NN
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
cat
cat
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
one
One
NUM
CD
amod
Degree=Pos
great
Great
ADJ
NNP
appos
Number=Sing
City
City
PROPN
NNP
punct
!
!
PUNCT
.
punct
''
''
PUNCT
''
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
case
about
about
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Samson
Samson
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
compound
Number=Sing
love
love
NOUN
NN
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
hate
hate
NOUN
NN
parataxis
Number=Sing
relationship
relationship
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
nmod
Number=Sing
hometown
hometown
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Winnipeg
Winnipeg
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
punct
``
``
PUNCT
``
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
our
Our
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
retired
Retired
ADJ
NNP
nsubj
Number=Sing
Explorer
Explorer
PROPN
NNP
punct
'
'
PUNCT
''
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
imagine
imagines
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
dinner
dinner
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
date
date
NOUN
NN
case
between
between
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
philosopher
philosopher
NOUN
NN
flat
Number=Sing
Michel
Michel
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Foucault
Foucault
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
advmod
hopelessly
hopelessly
ADV
RB
amod
Degree=Pos
nostalgic
nostalgic
ADJ
JJ
conj
Number=Sing
member
member
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Ernest
Ernest
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Shackleton
Shackleton
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
nmod
Number=Sing
expedition
expedition
NOUN
NN
case
to
to
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Antarctica
Antarctica
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.