Lyric discussion by Quisquilloso 

For what it's worth, in comments at NewCityChicago.com he says, "`Spare-Ohs' deals with the remains of animals or humans, and that getting into your food or skin or hair. Themes of mortality."

Is crespice a real word? Maybe it's a blend of 'crest' and 'precipice?'

I appreciate what I see as a bit of self-mockery when he uses an archaic spelling for "abstruse."

crespice is not a real word; however, i think bird uses it as a play of words to mean something like "peak"

in the song he mentions too much wine having been consumed, so i think these variations are drunken "intellectualisms" reiterated by abstruse (abstract/obtuse)

you know how when you get really drunk and you're reasonably smart sober, but you chew on your words like beef jerky? i think this is what he's illustrating.

he's so smart!

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