Lyric discussion by SULU1 

Cover art for Peacebone lyrics by Animal Collective

While i think we can all agree that collectively these lyrics make no sense. But some of the lyrics make sense when standing alone, e.g:

"the monster was happy when we made him a maze. cause he don't understand intentions he just looks at your face" One my favorite lines in the song, i believe it's saying how a lot of people these days are just looking for something bad to do.

My Interpretation

I like that but I feel it's more about having a purpose. "'Cause he don't understand intentions he just looks at your face" I think that part is about being focused on said purpose so intensely that you don't really notice other people. I think of the story of the labyrinth and the minotaur. That's what I think anyways.

@SULU1

I love that line too. I suspect the monster is the Minotaur, and the maze is the Labyrinth. So we have here an image of a clueless Minotaur being offered a new home in the Labyrinth by Minos and he's thinking this is the greatest thing ever because Minos has a (clearly false) smile on his face. Minos doesn't give a fuck about the Minotaur of course, he's just glad to be rid of the problem, but the Minotaur isn't very perceptive and doesn't realize this.

To me, the song is largely collection of beautifully absurd images. Taking...