You’ve got the money and the heartache
And the rest just turns to dust before I get to you
And I always do
I never forget you
Little Wondergirl

You’ve got a hand up in the window
Like the baseball bat lying next to your bed
To protect yourself
Oh but it's such a joke
A silly dream
My, my, my, my, my, my

Your body is a board
A rusty bag of nails
Lying by the sea

Your skin is slipping off
The seaweed and urchins
Feed on your bones

Your body is a board
A rusty bag of nails
Lying by the sea

Your skin is slipping off
The seaweed and urchins
Feed on your bones

You’ve got some big plans for your nice house
And some good friends you’ve got
A lot to live for
You even have health insurance
Oh what a bore
You could have so much more

You’ve got your head looked out the window
Through the curtains like I couldn’t see you
But of course I do
I never forget you
I’m your only friend
My, my, my, my, my, my

Your body is a world
As deep as it gets
Laying by the sea

Your skin is slipping on
The seaweed and urchins
Bleeding on your clothes


Lyrics submitted by rockmyjellies, edited by x1800yolk, aricule

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    I think its about a stalker who has killed a girl he's obsessed with. Normalcy didn't work for him and he sees it as a flaw that the girl he obsesses over has. He wants to set her apart by interrupting her promising life.

    She's looking out the curtains trying to hide her face because she's paranoid. He's watching her, so I guess she should be.

    Think of a horror movie. "Before I get to you, and I always do" the killer always gets to the victim. Even if he's just leisurely walking.

    "You've got your hand up in the window, Like the baseball bat lying next to your bed to protect yourself, oh but its just a joke, a silly dream." He's kidnapped her. Shes in the car trying to flag down help, Possibly save her self. The same way she kept her bat by the bed, to save herself incase of an emergency. She's holding on to the thin possibility of hope that she may survive this. Of course this guy knows better, he's probably done this before, and they never get away. He probably thinks its laughably ironic because he knows she's already as good as dead. "Its such a joke."

    after whatever hell he's put her through, she's dead now. He's dumped her body in the sea, Its decomposing and it eventually gets washed ashore a on a beach where kids are playing. I think the song might be about the kids mostly. Living a fun happy life while death is inevitable and possible at any moment despite precautions taken, dreams or happiness. Playing care free, Like a pop song. this girl was clenching on to innocence in blatant ignorance of the the strength of this world's evil.

    :D

    lemonseverywheon February 28, 2014   Link

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