This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
"As a result of our inquiry, I went through the door. I passed a wolf and a bear."
Without is without in the nursery
Darkness is not dark in the nursery
Time is not time in the nursery
Sun becomes moon in the nursery
It's only hard at first in the nursery
No guilt, no retribution in the nursery
No fear, no retribution in the nursery
Dogs turn into wolves in the nursery
There are children [???], they live in the nursery
Where the sun shines in the nursery
Special powers invest the nursery
We protect our nursery
Our strength still lies in the nursery
There are no lies in this nursery
All time ends in the nursery
[???] will grow and meet you in the nursery
Our sanctuary is the nursery
We are all [captives?] in this nursery
We are the wolves' priests in the nursery
Boys become dogs in the nursery
Girls become frogs in the nursery
The bear is there in the nursery
I pledge my soul to the nursery
The doors are closed in the nursery
To protect our lives in the nursery
There is no time in the nursery
All time ends in the nursery
In the nursery (x3)
Play games in the nursery
[???] down in the nursery
[There is?] war in the nursery
Shielded from life in the nursery
No absolutions in the nursery
The world breathes no air in the nursery
There in the nursery (x3)
There is burning [ink?] in the nursery
Everything is neat in the nursery
Boys turn into frogs in the nursery
Girls turn into boys in the nursery
I am watching you in the nursery
[???] in the nursery
Everything is clear in the nursery
A darkness is here in the nursery
Without is without in the nursery
Darkness is not dark in the nursery
Time is not time in the nursery
Sun becomes moon in the nursery
It's only hard at first in the nursery
No guilt, no retribution in the nursery
No fear, no retribution in the nursery
Dogs turn into wolves in the nursery
There are children [???], they live in the nursery
Where the sun shines in the nursery
Special powers invest the nursery
We protect our nursery
Our strength still lies in the nursery
There are no lies in this nursery
All time ends in the nursery
[???] will grow and meet you in the nursery
Our sanctuary is the nursery
We are all [captives?] in this nursery
We are the wolves' priests in the nursery
Boys become dogs in the nursery
Girls become frogs in the nursery
The bear is there in the nursery
I pledge my soul to the nursery
The doors are closed in the nursery
To protect our lives in the nursery
There is no time in the nursery
All time ends in the nursery
In the nursery (x3)
Play games in the nursery
[???] down in the nursery
[There is?] war in the nursery
Shielded from life in the nursery
No absolutions in the nursery
The world breathes no air in the nursery
There in the nursery (x3)
There is burning [ink?] in the nursery
Everything is neat in the nursery
Boys turn into frogs in the nursery
Girls turn into boys in the nursery
I am watching you in the nursery
[???] in the nursery
Everything is clear in the nursery
A darkness is here in the nursery
Lyrics submitted by Cynothoglys
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"All time ends in the nursery."
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Yea I've always placed this song next to Hamburger Lady as the ^^(weirdest, eeriest)most frightening songs ever made. I really can't say which one is more so, but Hamburger Lady has a bit more of a feel of the worst horror house imaginable.
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