This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
She changes the way I thought of awkward situations
when I met the eyes
of an arrid woman
mayonnaise hair soaked in piss
Gumming on the seat before her
she shifts her leg
with breath of cat food
and eyes as sad as the punished infant
she leans in my direction
I've been thinking about how things that always made sense before just kind of stopped altogether when I inherited my terrible condition
Now I can't stop thinking about sun and paper and other things a woman my age shouldnt be thinking about
and it makes my stomach rot
I guess what Im trying to say
is lose yourself
as soon as possible
and it doesnt feel good but it doesnt feel bad either but theres nothing I can do about it
But sit here and fall apart.
when I met the eyes
of an arrid woman
mayonnaise hair soaked in piss
Gumming on the seat before her
she shifts her leg
with breath of cat food
and eyes as sad as the punished infant
she leans in my direction
I've been thinking about how things that always made sense before just kind of stopped altogether when I inherited my terrible condition
Now I can't stop thinking about sun and paper and other things a woman my age shouldnt be thinking about
and it makes my stomach rot
I guess what Im trying to say
is lose yourself
as soon as possible
and it doesnt feel good but it doesnt feel bad either but theres nothing I can do about it
But sit here and fall apart.
Lyrics submitted by theTyrant
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Okay, that makes much more sense. Thanks for clarifying!
You are wrong.
She changed the way I thought of awkward situations when I met the eyes of an arrid woman, mayonnaise hair, soaked in piss. Gumming on the seat before her; she shifts her leg. With breath of cat food and eyes as sad as the punished infant, she leans in my direction. "I've been thinking about how things that always made sense before just kind of stopped altogether when I inherited my terrible condition. Now I can't stop thinking about sun and paper and other things a woman my age shouldn't be thinking about. And it makes my stomach rot." I guess what I'm trying to say is lose yourself as soon as possible, before you can't even tell if its something. And you get stuck; 'cause I'm stuck. And it doesn't feel good, but it doesn't feel bad either, and I can't do anything about it, but just sit here and fall apart.
"..as soon as possible, [before you can't even tell if its something.]" Vital information was left out of the song lyrics. This is merely a correction.
Um interpretation? You repeated the lyrics exactly with one slight difference. Maybe this is how you feel personally?
Also: "And you get stuck; 'cause I'm stuck." was left out of the original lyrics posted. These are also important to the understanding of the message in the song.
Actually milano is completely correct. The lead vocalist had indeed been diagnosed as an undifferentiated schizophrenic and he also added lyrics that were missing. I have searched high and low for a lyrics sight that has all the lyrics, but they always are missing the same line 'before you can't even tell if it's something'. Milano's 'version' (the correct version) has that missing line and actually adds a lot more to the song. These are not his 'interpretations' of the song, these are the actual lyrics. They need to be updated to reflect Milano's.
Actually, it is teh same exact lyrics. Hmm
uh, nothing I write about anymore pertains to me. I have a boring life now and write about imaginary characters or are caricatures of people I know or who have met.. I am not a schizo haha
Milano is an idiot