I finally had all my ducks in a row
Peace and quiet, a means of subtraction
And how she got in, I'm not sure that I know
But two weeks on and my spine was in traction
My eyes in a basket
My gut in my heart and so out of phase
And that kind of girl, she ain't nobody's daughter
I'm just not used to these powerful waves
She's shining the brass and I'm taking on water
What am I to do now?
I call on a beautiful witch
With a moral compass, bait and switch
Hide from my psychic derailer
Drive this car to sea
Spend the night as high as I can in a towering hemlock
But it's no use, it can always be found
A creature of habit has no real protection
I'll tell her I'll leave if she don't settle down
Just easier to lie on closer inspection, like everyone else does
Then rub a terrible charm
Hold it smoking in my eyes
I'm just a simple man
Cursed with an honest heart
Watch me go and tear it all apart
Then rub a terrible charm
Hold it smoking in my eyes
I'm just a simple man
Cursed with an honest heart
Watch me go and tear it all apart
As for interpretation, it's very straightforward: the narrator, who was just living a simple life, meets a girl who captivates him but disrupts his safe routine in the process. He seems to conclude that he will inevitably go with the girl, despite the consequences.
Here are the lyrics as I hear them:
I finally had all my ducks in a row Peace and quiet, a means of subtraction And how she got in, I'm not sure that I know But two weeks on and my spine was in traction My eyes in a basket
My gut in my heart and so out of phase And that kind of girl, she ain't nobody's daughter I'm just not used to these powerful waves She's shining the brass and I'm taking on water What am I to do now?
I call on a beautiful witch With a moral compass, bait and switch
Hide from my psychic derailer Drive this car to sea Spend the night as high as I can in a towering hemlock
But it's no use, it can always be found A creature of habit has no real protection I'll tell her I'll leave if she don't settle down Just easier to lie on closer inspection, like everyone else does
Then rub a terrible charm Hold it smoking in my eyes I'm just a simple man Cursed with an honest heart Watch me go and tear it all apart
Then rub a terrible charm Hold it smoking in my eyes I'm just a simple man Cursed with an honest heart Watch me go and tear it all apart
As for interpretation, it's very straightforward: the narrator, who was just living a simple life, meets a girl who captivates him but disrupts his safe routine in the process. He seems to conclude that he will inevitably go with the girl, despite the consequences.