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.
I shook upon a bridge
on a fault on the north ridge
where I placed a picture of you on my Etch-A-Sketch
I give you now the river
and it is too a river though
you may not know
that it is so
and I do not suspect
it's the kind that you'd expect
in this respect
it's concrete and cats
like Egypt was
I'm on a three day binge
on the lunatic fringe
Palm Desert to the Valley of the Antelope
Where you wore colognes
made of human pheromones
and I only want to stay inside your envelope
I'll take you to the river
and it is too a river though
you may not know
that it is so
I give you now the river
not the kind that you'd expect
in this respect
it's concrete and cats
like Egypt was
I'm on a three day binge
on the lunatic fringe
from Riverside all the way to Livermore
Where the scent she makes
will now emanate
until everyone in range
collapses to the floor
and men will toil
in suits of foil
as they explain that this girl
was anointed with an oil
I give you now the river
and it is too a river though
you may not know
that it is so
and I do not suspect
it's the kind that you'd expect
in this respect
it's concrete and cats
like Egypt was
on a fault on the north ridge
where I placed a picture of you on my Etch-A-Sketch
I give you now the river
and it is too a river though
you may not know
that it is so
and I do not suspect
it's the kind that you'd expect
in this respect
it's concrete and cats
like Egypt was
I'm on a three day binge
on the lunatic fringe
Palm Desert to the Valley of the Antelope
Where you wore colognes
made of human pheromones
and I only want to stay inside your envelope
I'll take you to the river
and it is too a river though
you may not know
that it is so
I give you now the river
not the kind that you'd expect
in this respect
it's concrete and cats
like Egypt was
I'm on a three day binge
on the lunatic fringe
from Riverside all the way to Livermore
Where the scent she makes
will now emanate
until everyone in range
collapses to the floor
and men will toil
in suits of foil
as they explain that this girl
was anointed with an oil
I give you now the river
and it is too a river though
you may not know
that it is so
and I do not suspect
it's the kind that you'd expect
in this respect
it's concrete and cats
like Egypt was
Lyrics submitted by 50tbt
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