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Head Carrier Lyrics
[Chorus]
Head carrier head carrier
Hey, Rusty come hold Luther’s hand
It’s deja-vu, it’s not like I planned
Looks I’m going where I’ve already been
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m going down the drain again
[Chorus]
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
Is this really worth it?
I got a prison cough
A three-headed monster cut Denny’s head right off
You can’t be too chill you can’t be too zen
[Pre-Chorus]
I’m going down the drain again (x3)
[Bridge]
Up the hill to have him killed
And still he hadn’t died
He talked a while and walked six miles
Down the riverside
[Chorus]
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
It’s deja-vu, it’s not like I planned
Looks I’m going where I’ve already been
I’m going down the drain again
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
I got a prison cough
A three-headed monster cut Denny’s head right off
You can’t be too chill you can’t be too zen
I’m going down the drain again (x3)
Up the hill to have him killed
And still he hadn’t died
He talked a while and walked six miles
Down the riverside
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
Head carrier head carrier
While Black Francis sings songs from a literal standpoint I also think he's been getting much more metaphorical lately. This song is no different. It details the story of St. Denis, a cepholaphore beheaded by pagans who was still able to walk with his head in hand preaching the word.
I see it as a direct metaphor to the bands current state. They feel especially after the lukewarm reviews of Indie Cindy and the departure of Kim deal that "they are going down the drain again." Yet they are still preaching rock and roll as they go out in style.