I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
I'm looking down the hole
You're looking up at me
You're cold and tired
That is easy to see
Lower the rope to you
A bucket and a light
Your membrane will be soft and smooth
And your heart will be mine
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
Yes, precious, it gets the hose
Ooh, ooh
The look inside your eyes drives me from control
Evoking visions of my favorite casserole
And if I eat your heart
I'll also bite your soul
And when I'm done with that
I'll use your skull as a bowl
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It gets the hose
It puts the lotion in the basket
It puts the lotion in the basket
It puts the lotion in the basket
Yes, it does
Put the lotion in the basket
Put the lotion in the basket
Put the lotion in the basket now
Put the lotion in the basket now
And it does
Ooh, ooh
The night is very cold
I'm feeling kind of weak
I think I'll make myself a cap from your right buttocks cheek
And then I will go walking with my little dog
And then I'll bury you underneath the lawn
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
Yes, it does, precious
It puts the lotion in the basket
Bitch, put the lotion in the basket
Oh, put the lotion in the fucking basket
Bitch, put the lotion in the basket
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
You're looking up at me
You're cold and tired
That is easy to see
Lower the rope to you
A bucket and a light
Your membrane will be soft and smooth
And your heart will be mine
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
Yes, precious, it gets the hose
Ooh, ooh
The look inside your eyes drives me from control
Evoking visions of my favorite casserole
And if I eat your heart
I'll also bite your soul
And when I'm done with that
I'll use your skull as a bowl
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It gets the hose
It puts the lotion in the basket
It puts the lotion in the basket
It puts the lotion in the basket
Yes, it does
Put the lotion in the basket
Put the lotion in the basket
Put the lotion in the basket now
Put the lotion in the basket now
And it does
Ooh, ooh
The night is very cold
I'm feeling kind of weak
I think I'll make myself a cap from your right buttocks cheek
And then I will go walking with my little dog
And then I'll bury you underneath the lawn
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
It rubs the lotion on its skin
Or else it gets the hose again
Yes, it does, precious
It puts the lotion in the basket
Bitch, put the lotion in the basket
Oh, put the lotion in the fucking basket
Bitch, put the lotion in the basket
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Lyrics submitted by TaintedGlove, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Lotion Lyrics as written by Mark Share Friedman James Curd
Lyrics © SMV Schacht Musikverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Royalty Network, Hipgnosis Songs Group
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