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Painting a Hole Lyrics
The tycho, don't you know nothing?
The doors on the oven
Wide enough to make us all kin
Psychotic boy scout
Let it all gush out
Shopping your brains out now at the bargain bins
So many germs to avoid
Thinking about it just nurtures them
Baby, return to your toys
A little mental hideaway
You're painting a hole
Can you crawl up inside it?
You're painting a hole
On everyone in your way
You're painting a hole
To magical violence
You're painting a hole
But it keeps fading away
Morning dove
One thing I'm sure of
Kisses ain't near enough
To reign the vultures in
Every good girl and boy
Prized away from the firmament
Elegant hands unemployed
Or on a permanent holiday
You're painting a hole
Can you crawl up inside it?
You're painting a hole
On everyone in your way
You're painting a hole
To magical violence
You're painting a hole
But it keeps fading away
Every Popsicle enjoyed
Prized away from the firmament
But baby, return to your toys
A little mental hideaway
You're painting a hole
Can you crawl up inside it?
You're painting a hole
On everyone in your way
You're painting a hole
To magical violence
You're painting a hole
But it keeps fading away
The doors on the oven
Wide enough to make us all kin
Psychotic boy scout
Let it all gush out
Shopping your brains out now at the bargain bins
Thinking about it just nurtures them
Baby, return to your toys
A little mental hideaway
Can you crawl up inside it?
You're painting a hole
On everyone in your way
You're painting a hole
To magical violence
You're painting a hole
But it keeps fading away
One thing I'm sure of
Kisses ain't near enough
To reign the vultures in
Every good girl and boy
Prized away from the firmament
Elegant hands unemployed
Or on a permanent holiday
Can you crawl up inside it?
You're painting a hole
On everyone in your way
You're painting a hole
To magical violence
You're painting a hole
But it keeps fading away
Prized away from the firmament
But baby, return to your toys
A little mental hideaway
Can you crawl up inside it?
You're painting a hole
On everyone in your way
You're painting a hole
To magical violence
You're painting a hole
But it keeps fading away
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This song is political, concerning the class system in our society. It targets the indifference of privileged Annuity Babies ("Elegant hands unemployed"), to the caustic damage (doors on the oven) that their privilege causes everyone else. Mercer implies that they are fooling themselves, like cartoon characters, painting a hole to escape their responsibilities to others. They are shielded, at least to some extent by virtue of their birth, from the exploiters (vultures) who rule the world, but the platitudes (kisses) that they offer to the rest of us, implying everything will be just fine, is a gross delusion. In reality, their trajectory is towards violence, which some might even desire.