Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up Like a Periscope Lyrics

There's a hole in my sock
Where my shoe always bites it
And that's got to stop or else
I'll feel foolish at the sock-hop, yeah
The sacraments slouch
Near the garnish toupet with ceramic

My name's Marcus and I'm a Martian mime
Well, of course I'm a mime
Where do you think I got
This scoop of Scottish cheese
And not a brick
From brown government buildings?

There's a cloud in my clock
Where the seconds always chide it
And that's got to stop
If I'm going to ride aboard the herbivore, yeah
Whose hourglass fingers
Look starved through the mask

My name's Cassius and I've metamorphosized
Into a nosy guest talking dresses
Made of pheasant breasts
From magazine gown gazebo
And a red-sabred pompous horseman
There's a glare from my smock
Where a cardinal ate his shadow
And that's got to stop
If I'm going to garnish an acorn soufflé

The clowns kneel down and pray
That the police will go away
After first giving them back their balms
So they can swat each other's bearded faces
Once again, once again

There's an "oh my" and "my goodness"
Genuflecting as in battle
And that's got to stop
If I'm going to convert a bouncing Chan Marshall
5 Meanings

Add your song meanings, interpretations, facts, memories & more to the community.

Add your thoughts...
Cover art for Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up Like a Periscope lyrics by of Montreal

That's a good question.

Cover art for Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up Like a Periscope lyrics by of Montreal

what the hell does this song mean?

Cover art for Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up Like a Periscope lyrics by of Montreal

I don`t know why I never picked up on the Chan Marshall bit at the end - it always sounded like Sean to me, but Chan no doubt makes a lot more sense. ;P That being said, I adore this song, particularly the part about the sockhop. Awesome.

Cover art for Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up Like a Periscope lyrics by of Montreal

I love it because it's Of Montreal and Cat Power all at once. Loverly.

Cover art for Inside a Room Full of Treasures a Black Pygmy Horse's Head Pops Up Like a Periscope lyrics by of Montreal

I love it because it's Of Montreal and Cat Power all at once. Loverly.

 
Questions and Answers

Ask specific questions and get answers to unlock more indepth meanings & facts.

Ask a question...