The Sad Punk Lyrics

Lyric discussion by shadowwiththeeyes 

Cover art for The Sad Punk lyrics by Pixies

Y'think?

Each portion seems to be about something being wiped out. The part about melting int oa fluid and about being covered in road and evolving from the sea are probably about dinosaurs. MAybe the dinosaur thing's some kind of referrence to things that were once great, then were wiped out over time, but were always at least remembered as having been great, meaning the punk scene in this case.

@shadowwiththeeyes Or, it could be in reference to the entire album's theme of being about aliens. Aliens could have wiped out the dinosaurs and hence the oil and the other aftereffects. Just a thought