where did my father find this photograph?
where is the spite, the narrowed eyes?
she was so beautiful in black and white. anywhere else, would i recognize that smile (is it like mine)?
was this before she died from making the best of it?
prehistory in tacked-up polaroid.
proof of a life nothing survived.
anger like amber, where they're fossilized. maybe i like the way it dulls the light. anaesthetized.
were we ever alive?
it's so cold inside the surgeon's house tonight.
where is the spite, the narrowed eyes?
she was so beautiful in black and white. anywhere else, would i recognize that smile (is it like mine)?
was this before she died from making the best of it?
prehistory in tacked-up polaroid.
proof of a life nothing survived.
anger like amber, where they're fossilized. maybe i like the way it dulls the light. anaesthetized.
were we ever alive?
it's so cold inside the surgeon's house tonight.
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Another meaning I toyed with was that the singer's mother had just died, or someone close to him in his family. He was angry about the change and was reliving the memories. Eh, just thoughts. Anyone else?
good song
Where is the spite, the narrowed eyes?
She was so beautiful in black and white.
Anywhere else, would I recognize this smile is it like mine?
Was this before she died.
We're making the best of it.
Prehistory in tacked up Polaroids.
Some proof of a life.
Nothing survived.
Anger like amber where they're fossilized.
Maybe I like the way it dulls the light.
Anesthetized.
Were we ever alive?
Draw the blinds.
It's so cold inside the surgeon's house tonight.
I'm pretty sure that's how the lyrics go.