Lyric discussion by repusnam 

Cover art for Water lyrics by Aesop Rock

taking a stab at these lines:

My every whim acted upon's gone loopy But I play a game called let's prepare barnacle city for the end-all noosings I split the radius at go-getter bellies, reconnaissance Seeping fossil genie bottle optimist; Freeze! Run for the fountain but the fountain's a desert optical tease Tummy full of sand. Running man? Impossible. Stop! There's a wing in my gut and I'm all dust Surfing the earth and itineris' certainly flushed Now one in the hand's worth two atop the toilet seater But what lies inside my heart is off the motherfucking meter

itineris->itinerant:wandering, roving, nomadic, vagrant, migratory

Just gotta jump in for one line -

"Now one in the hands work to and top the toilet seater But what lies inside my heart is off the mother fucking meter."

So, I think that's entirely wrong. I've got -

"Now one in the hand is worth two atop the tallest cedar But what lies inside (beside?) my heart is off the mother fucking meter."

It's the cliche "One in the hand is worth two in the bush," and in this context he's taking that cliche and doing it one better, saying that the intention is the...

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