Lyric discussion by slow pulse boy 

Cover art for Nine Shades to the Circle lyrics by Legendary Pink Dots, The

This is a fascinating track, both music and lyrics. Obviously, it’s a kind of a recurring bad dream, the day always starts the same, then from one specific point the versions differ, three types of different ending suddenly interrupted, and then he wakes up again at the beginning of the same day, over and over again, imprisoned in a time loop. Could it be that the “I found your ear wrapped in a tissue” line is a reference to Blue Velvet? Who knows...