It plays up the tension (with the "All of this murder ... and manifestations" and the "Her mouth atremble" sections) and the tricks between the players ("I look to my friend
and I see in his eyes" and "I pull a face to try and scare her") while bringing it down again by remembering that it's all just a game with the "He says piss off! Let's play charades" and the final classic "La la la la lead piping" lines.
It's a song about a game of Cluedo.
It plays up the tension (with the "All of this murder ... and manifestations" and the "Her mouth atremble" sections) and the tricks between the players ("I look to my friend and I see in his eyes" and "I pull a face to try and scare her") while bringing it down again by remembering that it's all just a game with the "He says piss off! Let's play charades" and the final classic "La la la la lead piping" lines.