Firt of all, I'd like to point out that the correct lyrics are indeed "you bastards / you've lucked out again"
This song is about the Lizzie Borden murders. It is from Lizzie's point of view, and uniquely expresses her frustration at her father and stepmother.
"After all, I was born to a child-proof world.." and "please, these are death to a delicate girl!" express Lizzie's frustration at the opression of Victorian ladies, who were expected to be "delicate". This could also explain "you're not really listening". Women were ignored for the most part.
"if I could shut them up just for a second..." is referring to how she wants to shut up her parents for good. She views them as a source of her problems and frustration.
Also, "thirty drops in the glass" refers to poison. Supposedly, Lizzie bought poison the day before the ax murders. The day of the murders, Lizzie's stepmother was feeling ill to what the doctor supposed was minor food poisoning.
Thus, "you bastards, you've lucked out again" is referring to the fact that Lizzie is trying to knock these people off, but they keep surviving the attempts.
Firt of all, I'd like to point out that the correct lyrics are indeed "you bastards / you've lucked out again"
This song is about the Lizzie Borden murders. It is from Lizzie's point of view, and uniquely expresses her frustration at her father and stepmother.
"After all, I was born to a child-proof world.." and "please, these are death to a delicate girl!" express Lizzie's frustration at the opression of Victorian ladies, who were expected to be "delicate". This could also explain "you're not really listening". Women were ignored for the most part.
"if I could shut them up just for a second..." is referring to how she wants to shut up her parents for good. She views them as a source of her problems and frustration.
Also, "thirty drops in the glass" refers to poison. Supposedly, Lizzie bought poison the day before the ax murders. The day of the murders, Lizzie's stepmother was feeling ill to what the doctor supposed was minor food poisoning.
Thus, "you bastards, you've lucked out again" is referring to the fact that Lizzie is trying to knock these people off, but they keep surviving the attempts.