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Oh what a noble distinguished collection of fine little friends you have made
Hitting the tables without you again no we'll wait no we promise we'll wait
June makes these excellent sewing machines out of common industrial waste
She spends a few months at a time on the couch
But she's safe she wears shades she wears shades
Oh but no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll
And you're aces for playing along
You're only human after all
And you're learning that just 'cause they call themselves friends
Doesn't mean they'll call
They made the comment in jest
But you've got the needle I guess that's the point of it all
Maybe a week in the tropics would help to remind you how nice life can be
We propped you right up in a chair on the deck with a beautiful view of the sea
But a couple days later we came back and you and the chair were nowhere to be seen
You had magically moved to the closet eyes fixed on the spot where the dryer had been
Oh yes no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll
And you're racist for playing along
You're almost human after all
Why on earth would I keep you locked up in here where you so love the fall
Well the patterns laid out on the bed
With hundreds of colors of thread
But you've got the needle I guess that's the point in the end
It's better to waste your life watching the scenery change at a comatose rate
And to put yourself in and turn into one of those cigarette ads that you hate
And while you were sleeping some men came around and said they had some dementions to take
I'm not sure what they were talking about but they sure a mess of your face
But still no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll
And you're racist for coming along you're almost human even now
And just cause they call themself experts doesn't mean that they'll call
Oh they've got the permanent price and the homes with a stable address
And they've got excitement and life by the fistful but you've got the meaning
I guess that's the point of it all
Hitting the tables without you again no we'll wait no we promise we'll wait
June makes these excellent sewing machines out of common industrial waste
She spends a few months at a time on the couch
But she's safe she wears shades she wears shades
Oh but no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll
And you're aces for playing along
You're only human after all
And you're learning that just 'cause they call themselves friends
Doesn't mean they'll call
They made the comment in jest
But you've got the needle I guess that's the point of it all
Maybe a week in the tropics would help to remind you how nice life can be
We propped you right up in a chair on the deck with a beautiful view of the sea
But a couple days later we came back and you and the chair were nowhere to be seen
You had magically moved to the closet eyes fixed on the spot where the dryer had been
Oh yes no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll
And you're racist for playing along
You're almost human after all
Why on earth would I keep you locked up in here where you so love the fall
Well the patterns laid out on the bed
With hundreds of colors of thread
But you've got the needle I guess that's the point in the end
It's better to waste your life watching the scenery change at a comatose rate
And to put yourself in and turn into one of those cigarette ads that you hate
And while you were sleeping some men came around and said they had some dementions to take
I'm not sure what they were talking about but they sure a mess of your face
But still no one can stare at the wall as good as you my baby doll
And you're racist for coming along you're almost human even now
And just cause they call themself experts doesn't mean that they'll call
Oh they've got the permanent price and the homes with a stable address
And they've got excitement and life by the fistful but you've got the meaning
I guess that's the point of it all
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It seems the song/story is told from a mothers point of view about her child who for whatever reason is not in touch with the outside world. I use the terms mother/child loosely as it may imply grown daughter/caretaker/sister etc. The mothers opinion although being the care taker, is somewhat dismissive, uncaring, and smug and it seems she relys on given "good appearances" to any possible outsiders. It kind of reminds me a dated, haughty, well to do, woman dealing with the "black" sheep in her life.
"Oh, what a noble, distinguished collection of fine little friends you have made" and "And you're learning that just 'cause they call themselves friends Doesn't meant they'll call" - Is talking about imaginary friends/dolls
"Hitting the tables without you again: "No, we'll wait, no, we promise, we'll wait"- reminded me of a casino, and possibly a reference about being left alone, about people who won't stop living their lives, to wait for someone who doesn't know how to live.
"Maybe a week in the tropics would help to remind you how nice life can be We propped you right up in a chair on a deck with a beautiful view of the sea But a couple weeks later we came back and you and the chair were nowhere to be seen You had magically moved to the closet Eyes fixed to the place where the dryer had been" -To me this reinforcecs the idea of hiding or brushing off the "black sheep" "a week" in the tropics turns into "a couple weeks later" which implies that she had left there and forgotten.
"You're aces for coming along, you're almost human after all"- is a condescending statement thats shows how the mother views her own child.
I think the needle refers to the imaginary reality created by the child. It seems that that there may be moments where the mother trys to get through to the child, or even momemts of lucidity from the child, but effectually, the relationship remains the same.
I agree with the previous comments about the line "But while you were sleeping some men came around Said they had some dimensions to take" - "sleeping" refers to death and "measuresments" for a coffin, and "they sure made a mess of your face" refers to the mortician's job.
I think overall this song is about a person with issues, and their reluctant caretaker. Also about life and the inability, in this case, to live life to its fullest.
Oh and on a side note, I definitely think the phrase is "you're Aces", its a dated figure of speech, one I've heard before, meaning similar to "you're stellar" or "you're great".