Altar Boy Lyrics

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Cover art for Altar Boy lyrics by Eels

Just a note - song is originally by Rickie Lee Jones.

I think "protrusion" is the key word of this song. Something that bulges outward or stands out from the surface.

I think it's about the things that turn us on and keep us going, things that we might never admit to anyone else, thoughts and desires we never act on but nonetheless entertain in our darkest corners. And in some cases may even inspire us.

Those last seven lines are perfection.