Lyric discussion by vogonjr 

Cover art for Wax Doll lyrics by Robyn Hitchcock

It could be about the pain of holding a fart in out of politeness. Mirrors/whales/sonar-breakers/military 'intelligence.'/Updike's witches... etc.

Not bad. Robyn finds plenty of comic possibilities in British reticence, "Victorian Squid" for example.

Do you read Thomas Pynchon by any chance? Or maybe Robert Anton Wilson. Both of whom demonstrate a remarkable ability for finding connections no one else seems to notice, in a manner which makes you hope they aren't as paranoid-schizophrenic as they come across.

South Park did a whole show on holding in farts so as not to offend a new "flame" (so to speak); it was called "Spontaneous Combustion" and of course involved (in part) Kenny dying from precisely this cause....