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My sister had a nursery rhyme
Set of figurines
She'd often let me play with them, I'd
Set 'em up in different scenes
Fifty plastic army men, led by superman
Destroyed the ranks of mother goose
Mary and her little
Lamb slips away and catches
Sister getting real
And I can too, as long as I don't
Make a sound
When we were real we were in love
With everyone and everything, I guess it
Was the beauty of
Bluebird clears his throat of phlegm
And static singing operatic
Evening comes, and the butterflies are
Bats eat the spider that had saddled up
Beside her
And the dish, his lovin' spoon were
Never found
And I'm taking flight seeking relief, the
Lure of handkercheif so white
I chase it straight into the ground
Set of figurines
She'd often let me play with them, I'd
Set 'em up in different scenes
Fifty plastic army men, led by superman
Destroyed the ranks of mother goose
Mary and her little
Lamb slips away and catches
Sister getting real
And I can too, as long as I don't
Make a sound
With everyone and everything, I guess it
Was the beauty of
Bluebird clears his throat of phlegm
And static singing operatic
Beside her
And the dish, his lovin' spoon were
Never found
And I'm taking flight seeking relief, the
Lure of handkercheif so white
I chase it straight into the ground
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It sounds like this song is about a boy who is being taken care of by his sister. She is supposed to be watching him but instead tries to occupy him with toys and nursery rhymes while she goes out and "gets real." I think this means that she was having sex with her boyfriend while she was supposed to be watching her brother.
Or he sees her masturbating, which leads him to do the same. "I'm taking flight, seeking relief, the lure of handkerchiefs so white." It's a twisted little song, but I love it.
Definitely agree with polkablues... a really powerful song...