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The Fall – Crop-Dust Lyrics	4 months ago
I'm probably wrong, but it sounds like a spreading brain tumor, with resultant wandering trains of thought and hallucinations.

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The Birthday Party – Dead Joe Lyrics	1 year ago
A metaphor for the deadening effects of a life ruined by heavy opiate addiction. 'Can't tell the girls from the boys any more' may refer to the impotence which comes with the territory.

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The Birthday Party – Sonny's Burning Lyrics	1 year ago
It's about heroin. It does indeed get 'cold in here' without it. But then it 'gives off such an evil heat'. NB: 'Sonny' may wryly refer to the 'Sonny Hammond' character in the TV series 'Skippy the Bush Kangaroo' (1967-69).

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The Birthday Party – Deep in the Woods Lyrics	1 year ago
A song about a self-pitying child rapist-murderer.

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Brian Eno – Baby's On Fire Lyrics	1 year ago
It's about a woman who has suddenly become very popular in the media. Not sure what Juanita and Juan have to do with it, however.

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Wire – I Should Have Known Better Lyrics	1 year ago
This is a breakdown of a failed relationship in the manner of a lawyer summing-up a case.

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