He certainly did earn that reputation.
Hey what's bubbling down under there?
Why's it screaming?, what's unfair?
Please excuse it for getting hard
Let the (shellfish?) swell inside
But how should I now watch it squirm?
It's asking me what's that I learn
Stay inside, pull me out of space
Trip me sprinkling grey
Stay and take my fate
Thought I knew you, stuck out my hand
The bit which I could understand
It's a twisted feeling, staring bored
It's time to burn, I hope I score
Wait for me there, the gas might run
Strike this little, be outdone
Stay inside, pull me out of space
Trip me sprinkling grey
Stay and take my fate
Take my fate
Take my fate
Take my fate
And take my fate
Why's it screaming?, what's unfair?
Please excuse it for getting hard
Let the (shellfish?) swell inside
But how should I now watch it squirm?
It's asking me what's that I learn
Stay inside, pull me out of space
Trip me sprinkling grey
Stay and take my fate
Thought I knew you, stuck out my hand
The bit which I could understand
It's a twisted feeling, staring bored
It's time to burn, I hope I score
Wait for me there, the gas might run
Strike this little, be outdone
Stay inside, pull me out of space
Trip me sprinkling grey
Stay and take my fate
Take my fate
Take my fate
Take my fate
And take my fate
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Tarpit Lyrics as written by Joseph Donald Mascis Jr
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Hey what's bubling down under there? Why's it screaming? What's unfair? Please excuse it, forget and hide let the shellfish swell inside hatch it out now, watch it squirm it's askin me what's that I learned
Stay inside, pull me out of space trip me - sprinkling, grey stay and paint my fate
thought I knew you, stuck out my hand you bit, whish I could understand it's a twisted feelin' that's there and gone now it's time to burn the hope i've stored wait for me there, the gash and run still your righteousness won't be out done
Stay inside, pull me out of space, trip me - sprinkling, grey, stay and paint my fate
paint my fate (repeated)
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The first verse seems to be about something (a feeling, hunch or emotion?) building that one doesn't want to admit, but it gets under their skin (like an oyster with a grain of sand maybe? shellfish? swell? just a thought) before eventually surfacing in all it's uglyness. they blame themselves for not having learned their lesson the last time.
The second verse seems to be about being hopeful about someone/something, trusting them/it and only getting hurt/betrayed because of it. The other party acts deviously/maliciously (wait for me there, the gash and run...) but still pretends/portrays themself as righteous and irreproachable.
I have no Idea what the chorus is about; maybe being inside on a rainy day (sprinkling, grey), trying to express the feeling of going from cloud 9, to flat on your face?
or maybe I'm reading way to much into this.