Silence Kid Lyrics

Lyric discussion by trjones1 

Cover art for Silence Kid lyrics by Pavement

I always assumed the final bit was about taking the drug ecstasy, chewing on pacifiers or lolly pops and ending the night alone.

As for the name, you might as well go around trying to get people to call Inna Godda Davida "In the Garden of Eden".

THANK YOU! Both completely valid points- and the Iron Butterfly might as well be the prototype for Pavement's lyrical process.

Anyone who has EVER done ecstasy will have no doubt as to the last stanza:

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  • "Feels so warm inside" - check
  • "Five hours later" - check
  • "chewin'" - check
  • "screwin' myself with my hand" - check
  • To the rest of you noobs: it's easy to disregard ALL meaning because you can't always parse it, but it doesn't mean that there's no meaning there.

  • "Feels so warm inside" - check
  • "Five hours later" - check
  • "chewin'" - check
  • "screwin' myself with my hand" - check
  • To the rest of you noobs: it's easy to disregard ALL meaning because you can't always parse it, but it doesn't mean that there's no meaning there.